BraveTechEU DefTech Forges
The PDF describes a EUR 50 million EDF plus EUR 50 million Ukrainian accelerator programme. It references a first phase with Defence Tech Forge events in Estonia and France, followed by an EDA testing and evaluation phase.
Calls (7)
BraveTech EU – DefTech Forges
Open call for startups, scale-ups and SMEs at TRL 4 or higher to participate in DefTech Forges — intensive operational testing events where participants test, adapt and refine defence technologies in real-world environments alongside military operators. The first Forges take place in France (1–5 June 2026, focus: situational awareness in contested urban environments) and Estonia (3–7 June 2026, focus: offensive and resilient unmanned air systems in EW conditions).
EDIP Common Procurement Actions – 2nd Call
Second EDIP Common Procurement Actions call for consortia of Member State and Norwegian contracting authorities to jointly procure defence equipment including counter-drone, air and missile defence, and combat systems. Grants of up to EUR 20 million per project; second call closes February 2027.
EDIP IRA 2nd Call – Key Electronic Components
Industrial Reinforcement Action supporting increased manufacturing capacity for key defence electronics including guidance electronics, propulsion electronics, RF and laser modules, multispectral cameras, avionics, PCBs, IC substrates, lithium-ion polymer batteries, power electronics and critical semiconductor building blocks. Maximum EU contribution is EUR 20 million per project.
EDIP IRA 2nd Call – Platforms and End-products
Industrial Reinforcement Action for scaling up manufacturing of defence platforms and end-products, covering forging/machining, key sub-systems, composites, assembly and integration of end products, Manufacturing as a Service, and dual-use heavy industry conversion for defence surge. Maximum EU contribution is EUR 30 million per project.
EDIP USI-IRA 2nd Call – Unmanned Systems and Counter-Unmanned Systems
Ukraine Support Instrument Industrial Reinforcement Action targeting production capacity for unmanned systems (UxS) and counter-UxS solutions, including UxS interceptor variants, EW-resilient UxS, and counter-UxS electronic warfare supporting systems for Ukrainian and EU industry. Maximum EU contribution EUR 10 million per project with funding up to 100% of eligible costs.
BraveTechEU — Phase 2 Testing & Evaluation
EDA-managed testing and evaluation campaign for BraveTechEU winners. The PDF references EUR 500k follow-on support.
FAST – Defence Equity Facility 2.0 Call for Expression of Interest
Fund Accelerating Supply Chain Transformation (FAST) will allocate EUR 100 million to Defence Equity Facility 2.0, a pan-European fund-of-funds implemented by EIF providing equity support to defence SMEs and small midcaps to scale manufacturing capacity. Fund managers may apply through a dedicated call for Expression of Interest to be published in Q2/Q3 2026.