European Defence Fund
Funding program
military

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.

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Total funding

€1,306,957,525.32

Total amount of EU security funding for projects

Funding per country

Funding per year

Source data

All data has been compiled via public sources or freedom of information requests to the relevant European Union or national institutions. Data may be incomplete or missing; some agencies or countries still haven’t responded to us, months later. Spreadsheets have been reformatted in order to fit into this data platform. If you see any errors, typos, translation issues or other problems, please get in touch: hello@opensecuritydata.eu

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Name
Total amount
Beneficiaries
Project start
Project end
Call
Work program
ALADAN
€3,235,279.56
4
Open call dedicated to SMEs for development of innovative and future-oriented defence solutions
ABITS
€2,455,309.24
3
Open call dedicated to SMEs for development of innovative and future-oriented defence solutions
FIBERSENSE
€3,386,861.61
5
Open call dedicated to SMEs for research of innovative and future-oriented defence solutions
RFSHIELD
€4,308,370.57
5
Open call dedicated to SMEs for development of innovative and future-oriented defence solutions
POWERFLEX
€3,458,087.24
10
Open call addressing disruptive technologies for defence
EPIIC
€77,769,904.62
25
Avionics and advanced air combat
SPRING
€3,675,873.69
5
Open call dedicated to SMEs for development of innovative and future-oriented defence solutions
ADEQUADE
€27,433,831.28
31
Research for disruptive technologies for defence applications
AMLTD
€2,868,733.37
5
Open call dedicated to SMEs for research of innovative and future-oriented defence solutions
ALTISS
€3,860,321.98
4
Open call dedicated to SMEs for development of innovative and future-oriented defence solutions
ACTING
€17,784,582.50
28
Improved capacity for cyber training and exercises
ENGRT
€40,138,077.24
24
Next generation vertical take-off and landing systems
Alnception
€8,147,875.50
18
Cyber threat intelligence and improved cyber operational capabilities
COMMANDS
€26,835,190.99
21
Fleet upgrade and close combat
MoSaiC
€4,401,671.90
7
Capabilities for CBRN risk assessment, detection, early warning and surveillance
P2P-FSO
€3,718,121.01
5
Open call dedicated to SMEs for development of Innovative and future-oriented defence solutions
LODESTAR
€3,740,721.32
5
Open call dedicated to SMEs for research of innovative and future-oriented defence solutions
EU HYDEF
€109,987,858.95
13
Protection against high-velocity aerial threats
dTHOR
€14,500,000.00
35
Smart ships
MInI-BOT
€3,429,599.17
5
Open call dedicated to SMEs for research of innovative and future-oriented defence solutions
INDY
€14,229,475.59
20
Energy efficiency and energy management
ENLIGHTEN
€8,424,382.23
6
Research for disruptive technologies for defence applications
POWERPACK
€3,494,531.61
10
Open call addressing disruptive technologies for defence
SHOLFEA
€3,097,603.34
6
Open call dedicated to SMEs for development of innovative and future-oriented defence solutions
AGAMI_EURIGAMI
€24,555,323.82
33
Advanced materials and structures, and critical electronics
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