16 May 2024
54 new R&I projects funded under European Defence Fund
On 16 May 2024, the European Commission announced the results of the 2023 calls for proposals under the European Defence Fund (EDF), amounting to €1,031 million of EU funding to support 54 outstanding joint European defence research and development projects. The Commission received 236 proposals by diverse consortia, including large industries, SMEs, midcaps and Research and Technology organisations.
The selected projects will support technological excellence across a wide range of defence capabilities in critical areas, including cyber defence, ground, air and naval combat, protection of space-based assets or Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) defence. They will contribute to the EU's capability priorities, like better situational awareness to ensure access to space, and to technologies for a future main battle tank.
581 legal entities from 26 EU Member States and Norway participate in the selected proposals. SMEs represent over 42% of all entities in selected proposals receiving more than 18% of the total requested EU funding.
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