EUROPEAN DEFENCE FUND - Research actions implemented through grants based on actual costs - 2026

EDF - European Defence Fund - 2021-2027

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110 million euros

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• Total call budget: 110 million euros
• Budget per topic:
  • EDF-2026-RAMCBRN-DST: 15 million euros
  • EDF-2026-RA-SENSMSDT: 20 million euros
  • EDF-2026-RA-CYBERQSTN: 14 million euros
  • EDF-2026-RA-AIRA4R: 20 million euros
  • EDF-2026-RAPROTMOB-FMLA: 15 million euros
  • EDF-2026-RA-UWWFUWN: 10 million euros
  • EDF-2026-RASIMTRAIN-MSAI: 16 million euros
• Grant amount:
  • EDF-2026-RA-SIMTRAIN-MSAI: must not exceed 8 million euros
  • For other topics: must not exceed the available budget for each topic

The granted subsidy may be lower than the requested amount.

• Co-financing rate: 100% of total eligible costs

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Objectives

• Improve efficiency, security, and process controls, and reduce manual workload through robotic and autonomous systems (…