The Commission will invest close to €1 billion in 62 new EDF projects, bringing total EU funding for collaborative defence R&D to over €4 billion since 2021.
As Europe faces an increasingly complex and rapidly evolving security landscape, the European Defence Fund continues to play a vital role in driving innovation and cooperation in the development of defence technologies and capabilities.
The European Defence Fund’s priorities for 2024 are closely aligned with the strategic objectives outlined in the White Paper on European Defence Readiness 2030, which emphasizes the need for a surge in defence investment to address the pressing security challenges facing the continent. With a focus on critical technologies, such as AI, quantum, and air defence, the Fund will support projects that have the potential to drive transformative change in the European defence sector.
The Commission will invest close to €1 billion in 62 new EDF projects, bringing total EU funding for collaborative defence R&D to over €4 billion since 2021. The selected proposals respond to the funding priorities of the 2024 EDF work programme, addressing 32 topics structured along four thematic calls for proposals, plus bottom-up calls focused on SMEs.
2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 total funding €4 billion invested in the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB). EUROSWEEP will develop a common European unmanned minesweeping
system with autonomous features. The ENGRT II project enhances EU defence autonomy by developing the next generation rotorcraft by 2030, focusing on advanced rotorcraft technologies and configurations. iMUGS2 will further develop and demonstrate modular and open systems architectures that integrate autonomous and swarming capabilities, among others, into both new and legacy military vehicles. In addition, major projects will be funded in other categories such as Ground, CBRN, Soldier Protection, Underwater Warfare, as well as in technology areas such AI, Quantum, Cyber. Furthermore, a classified project aiming to counter hypersonic glide vehicle has been selected, the budget allocated to this topic was €78 million.
The European Defence Fund’s priorities for 2024 are closely aligned with the strategic objectives outlined in the White Paper on European Defence Readiness 2030, which emphasizes the need for a surge in defence investment to address the pressing security challenges facing the continent. With a focus on critical technologies, such as AI, quantum, and air defence, the Fund will support projects that have the potential to drive transformative change in the European defence sector.
The Commission will invest close to €1 billion in 62 new EDF projects, bringing total EU funding for collaborative defence R&D to over €4 billion since 2021. The selected proposals respond to the funding priorities of the 2024 EDF work programme, addressing 32 topics structured along four thematic calls for proposals, plus bottom-up calls focused on SMEs.
2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 total funding €4 billion invested in the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB). EUROSWEEP will develop a common European unmanned minesweeping
system with autonomous features. The ENGRT II project enhances EU defence autonomy by developing the next generation rotorcraft by 2030, focusing on advanced rotorcraft technologies and configurations. iMUGS2 will further develop and demonstrate modular and open systems architectures that integrate autonomous and swarming capabilities, among others, into both new and legacy military vehicles. In addition, major projects will be funded in other categories such as Ground, CBRN, Soldier Protection, Underwater Warfare, as well as in technology areas such AI, Quantum, Cyber. Furthermore, a classified project aiming to counter hypersonic glide vehicle has been selected, the budget allocated to this topic was €78 million.
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