Artificial intelligence and the offensive capabilities driven by it are increasingly being used in cyberattacks, making effective cyber defence more critical than ever.
The procedures and technological solutions that enabled us to counter cyber-attacks of yesterday, will not be sufficient against AI driven attacks of tomorrow.
Defence systems provide AI-powered cyber resilience, enabling real-time autonomous and semi-autonomous incident response.
AIDA develops AI-based software agents capable of operating in diverse environments – on land, in the air, at sea, and even in space – to autonomously or semi-autonomously detect, respond to, and mitigate cyber threats.
AIDA’s core is a common EU-focused AI cyber defence agent framework, ensuring interoperability across European defence forces, industry partners, and beyond.
This framework is built with a strong emphasis on AI trustworthiness and safety, setting the foundation for future developments in AI-driven cyber defence.
AIDA’s architecture is structured into two distinct yet interconnected capabilities:
Deployed Capability – the frontline of AI cyber defence.
These agents operate in resource-constrained environments such as drones, weapon systems, and other deployed assets.
They must function with minimal computational resources and limited human oversight, requiring a different approach to training, adaptability and resilience.
Central Capability – the backbone that unifies and supports deployed agents.
Operating in environments with greater computing power and data access, it provides system-wide oversight, ensuring that AI agents across land, air, sea, and space work in sync.
The central capability protects core infrastructure and enables the management and coordination of deployed AI agents.
AIDA Project in numbers:
28
Project partners
15
European countries
32 MEUR
Total budget
3,5 years
Project length
(December 2024 –
May 2028)
AIDA consortium
