5G COMPAD 2.0 (5G Communications for Peacekeeping and Defence 2.0) it is a continuation of 5G COMPAD Phase 1 (see the section of webpage 5G COMPAD Phase 1) is a three-year European Defence Fund project that turns the results of the original 5G COMPAD into a more mature, deployable capability for coalition operations. It will develop the next generation of secure, resilient multi-dimensional defence communications leveraging both civil 5G and dedicated military technologies to support missions on land, at sea, in the air, and in space. Key focus areas include networks-as-a-sensor functionality, precise positioning, automatic network setup, non-terrestrial networks, and dynamic spectrum sharing, with strengthened cyber and information security throughout.
European armed forces increasingly need to connect and share information seamlessly across domains, services, platforms, and national borders often in demanding environments where connectivity must remain high-performance, secure, and resilient. At the same time, coalition systems must be able to interoperate with complementary civil communication networks and devices without compromising mission-critical security or trust. The core challenge is to translate cutting-edge 5G-based innovations into an interoperable, field-ready, European-controlled standard that can be rapidly deployed and relied on across the full spectrum of operations.
