Introduction
The EU Framework Programmes for Research
and Innovation Horizon 2020 (2014-2020) and Horizon Europe (2021-2027) aim at strengthening
Europe s innovation capability and ensuring EU’s global competitiveness. The
Border Security projects funded by the Horizon Programmes address a wide
spectrum of technological capabilities critical for the European Border and
Coast Guard, such as unmanned platforms, document fraud detection, situational
awareness, biometrics, command and control, artificial intelligence, robotics,
augmented reality, integrated systems and identification of illicit drugs. The
investments made in the Border Security domain are of high importance to ensure
Frontex can fulfil its strategic objectives: reduce vulnerability of the