The “European Hypersonic Defence Interceptor” (EU HYDEF) is a project co-funded by the European Union, under the European Defence Fund, and Belgium, Germany, Norway, Poland and Spain. OCCAR has been entrusted the management of the EU HYDEF project by the European Commission (EC) and the Participating States.

On April 23rd, 2025, the HYDEF Consortium successfully held the Third Progress Review Meeting and General Assembly at GMV facilities in Tres Cantos, Spain. GMV is responsible for GNSS and Boost and mid-course navigation SW and algorithms work packages as well as the definition of the guidance algorithms and trajectory definition before the launch.

The Third Progress Review Meeting, chaired by OCCAR HYDEF Programme Manager and with participation of the twelve companies of the HYDEF Consortium, provided a key opportunity for the Project Coordinator, SMS, to present the status and progress of the project since the previous review. Key aspects such as contract and organization, schedule, risks, quality and finances were analysed through corresponding KPIs. OCCAR HYDEF Programme Division provided their assessment, and a complete set of recommendations based on lessons learned, that will further improve the quality of the work and reinforce the alignment with the objectives of the project and its stakeholders.

With steady progress across all Work Packages, the HYDEF project remains firmly on track, preparing for the upcoming events, the fifth Core Stakeholder Workshop and the Concept Selection Milestone, whose outcome will be a solid Concept of the System before the end of Summer 2025.

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