Funding program
Total budget: €2,311,356,498.03
Projects: 101
Beneficiaries: 1027
The European Defence Fund (EDF) has a budget of €8 billion for the research and development (R&D) of new arms and military technologies for the current EU budget cycle (Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-27). The EDF is managed by the European Commission (DG Defence Industry and Space). The projects funded under the EDF are based on calls, determined by the European Commission in the annual working programmes, which set priorities for military cooperation and capability development. More information on the EU website
Funding program
Total budget: €792,769,490.41
Projects: 43
Beneficiaries: 367
EDIDP, with a financial envelope of €500 million for 2019-2020, was the first ever EU grant programme targeting capability development and co-financing the joint development of (new and upgrading of existing) defence products and technologies. EDIDP was one of two precursor programmes of the European Defence Fund. More information on the EU website
Funding program
Total budget: €1,338,101,818.17
Projects: 321
Beneficiaries: 1950
The Seventh Framework Program for research and development (FP7) provided the first formal EU funding for security research, with €1.3 billion made available from 2007-13. More information on the EU website
Funding program
Total budget: €1,358,279,825.34
Projects: 391
Beneficiaries: 2130
Horizon 2020 was the EU’s research and innovation budget from 2014 to 2020, with an overall budget of some €77 billion. The security research component had a total budget of €1.7 billion. More information on the EU website
Funding program
Total budget: €611,305,029.29
Projects: 145
Beneficiaries: 1286
Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion. More information on the EU website
Funding program
Total budget: €3,505,715,383.98
Projects: 1972
Beneficiaries: 1165
The Internal Security Fund (ISF, 2014-20) financed national and EU projects for policing, security and borders. More information on the EU website
Funding program
Total budget: €85,555,222.79
Projects: 18
Beneficiaries: 150
The Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR) is a precursor programme of the European Defence Fund (EDF). PADR funds 18 research projects that have been selected following calls for proposals in the years 2017 to 2019, including an open call on disruptive technologies to test this new research field in view of the future EDF. More information on the EU website