Twenty-seven naval enterprises from ten EU Member States have joined forces on one of Europe’s largest defence projects – EUROGUARD. The mission: to develop a modular, semi-autonomous surface vessel platform equipped with a remote-control system to strengthen Europe’s maritime defence capabilities.
Funded by the European Defence Fund (EDF), EUROGUARD places modularity at its core, enabling faster integration of new payloads and capabilities as mission requirements and threat environments evolve.
CUBEDIN’s Role
CUBEDIN contributes to EUROGUARD’s Mission Modularity technical area. We enable the integration of modular mission payloads with both the vessel’s digital backbone and the remote-control station on shore.
Through a combination of hardware and software solutions, CUBEDIN ensures modular payloads can be effectively connected, monitored, and operated throughout the vessel’s lifecycle.
Most recently, CUBEDIN participated in a consortium workshop in Estonia, including a visit to the Baltic Workboats shipyard where the prototype vessel is under construction. The workshop marked the successful completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) milestone and provided an opportunity for partners to align technical activities, review vessel progress, and coordinate the integration of mission capabilities.
Looking ahead, CUBEDIN is preparing for the next major phase of the project: installation and commissioning of its hardware and software solutions onboard the completed vessel. We look forward to validating the modularity framework during sea trials with the Estonian Navy in 2027, demonstrating how modular architectures can accelerate capability integration and support mission-driven vessel reconfiguration.
