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41 ambitious defence industrial projects under the European Defence Fund

Today, the Commission announced the results of the 2022 calls for proposals under the European Defence Fund (EDF) amounting to €832 million of EU funding in support of 41 joint defence research and development projects across the EU. The selected projects will help further develop EU's high-end defence capabilities in critical areas such as, naval, […]

European Defence Fund: €1.2 billion to boost EU defence capabilities and innovation

Today, the Commission adopted the third annual Work Programme under the European Defence Fund (EDF), allocating €1.2 billion to defence collaborative research and development projects. With this new Work Programme, the Commission unlocks new funding for defence projects to jointly develop strategic defence capabilities and technologies. It also introduces a series of new measures to […]