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European Defence Fund (EDF) · updated 6 Nov 2026

European Defence Fund calls: open and forthcoming

10 open and 0 forthcoming European Defence Fund funding opportunities from the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, with deadlines and budgets.

10 funding opportunities match your filters
Deadline10Nov 2026
OpenEuropean Defence FundEDF-EDIP-USI-2026-LS-IRA-MAB

Missiles, ammunition and bombs

Expected Impact: Projects are expected to deliver results aligned with the expected results set out in this call topic and to evidence their contribution through dedicated KPIs defined in the proposal. Expected results include: • demonstrable and sustainable increase in production capacity for the t

Budget €180MSingle stageLump Sum Grants
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Deadline12Nov 2026
OpenEuropean Defence FundEDF-EDIP-P-2026-2027-FNLC-SA-SEAP

Support for the functioning of SEAPs, including for the purpose of establishing, managing and maintaining defence industrial readiness pools

Expected Impact: Supported SEAPs are expected to rent office space, recruit personnel and start and uphold operations for a duration of at least one year. Objective: This call aims to provide support for functioning of established SEAPs, including for the purpose of establishing, managing and mainta

Budget €10MMultiple cut offLump Sum Grants
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Deadline16Nov 2026
OpenEuropean Defence FundCascade fundingBATTLEVERSE

Open Call for Cutting-Edge Defence Solutions

An online info session for this Call will take place on 6 October 2026 at 10:00 CET . The call conditions financial support to the third parties call conditions and any complementary information for applicants are available on the project website at the following links: BattleVerse Open Calls and Ba…

Budget €1.2MSingle stage
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Deadline15Dec 2026
OpenEuropean Defence FundEDF-EDIP-P-2026-FNLC-CSA-PREP

Maturing projects for possible future European Defence Projects of Common Interest and preparing their implementation roadmap

Expected Impact: Funded actions are expected to support the preparation and submission of solid project proposals for possible EDPCI as part of the next call for expression of interest in the course of 2027 and to inform the discussions of the Programme Committee on the programming of the relevant p

Single stageLump Sum Grants
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Deadline16Feb 2027
OpenEuropean Defence FundEDF-EDIP-P-2027-FNLC-CPA-AMDS

Air and missile defence systems

Expected Impact: The results of the activities should contribute to support common procurement, leading to strengthening the cooperation among Member States and associated countries, as well as to greater interoperability. Furthermore, they should contribute to the development and reinforcement of a

Budget €150MSingle stageLump Sum Grants
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Deadline16Feb 2027
OpenEuropean Defence FundEDF-EDIP-P-2027-FNLC-CPA-C5ISRS

C5ISR and other space-related products

Expected Impact: The results of the activities should contribute to support common procurement, leading to strengthening the cooperation among Member States and associated countries, as well as to greater interoperability. Furthermore, they should contribute to should contribute to the development a

Budget €150MSingle stageLump Sum Grants
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Deadline16Feb 2027
OpenEuropean Defence FundEDF-EDIP-P-2027-FNLC-CPA-GNPS

Ground and naval platforms and systems

Expected Impact: The results of the activities should contribute to support common procurement, leading to strengthening the cooperation among Member States and associated countries, as well as to greater interoperability. Furthermore, they should contribute to the development and the procurement of

Budget €150MSingle stageLump Sum Grants
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Deadline16Feb 2027
OpenEuropean Defence FundEDF-EDIP-USI-2027-LS-IRA-CUXS

Unmanned systems and counter-unmanned systems

Expected Impact: Projects are expected to deliver results aligned with the expected results set out in this call topic and to evidence their contribution through dedicated KPIs defined in the proposal. Expected results include: • demonstrable and sustainable increase in production capacity in UA for

Budget €80MSingle stageLump Sum Grants
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Deadline16Feb 2027
OpenEuropean Defence FundEDF-EDIP-P-2027-LS-IRA-KEC

Key electronic components

Expected Impact: Projects are expected to deliver results aligned with the expected results set out in this call topic and to evidence their contribution through dedicated KPIs defined in the proposal. Expected results include: • tangible capacity increases in EU-based production of the targeted ele

Budget €282.1MSingle stageLump Sum Grants
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Deadline16Feb 2027
OpenEuropean Defence FundEDF-EDIP-P-2027-LS-IRA-PE

Platforms and end-products

Expected Impact: Projects are expected to deliver results aligned with the expected results set out in this call topic and to evidence their contribution through dedicated KPIs defined in the proposal. Expected results include: • tangible capacity increases in EU-based production enabling the ramp-u

Budget €282.1MSingle stageLump Sum Grants
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The list is built from the European Commission's public Funding & Tenders Portal search service and refreshed every Monday. Calls whose deadlines have passed are removed automatically, even if the portal still flags them as open. “Open” means you can submit now; “forthcoming” means the call has been announced but is not yet open. Budgets are the indicative topic budgets published by the Commission. Always read the official call documents before applying.