European Cooperation for the Long-term in Defense

EUCLID is a coordinated defense R&D initiative which was approved in a June
1989 meeting of the Independent European Program Group (IEPG). EUCLID was
designed to overcome deficiencies in European defense R&D spending,
minimize individual nation's duplicative efforts, improve planning, and
overcome legal and administrative obstacles. EUCLID is divided into 11
technological categories: (a) modern radar technology, (b)
microelectronics, (c) composite structures, (d) modular avionics,
(e) electric gun, (f) artificial intelligence, (g) signature manipulation,
(h) opto-electronic devices,
(i) satellite surveillance technologies (including verification), (j)
underwater acoustics, and
(k) "human factors," including technology for training and simulation.
Each of the 11 categories is assigned a lead coordinating nation.