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EUROPEAN DEFENCE FUND – Research actions targeting disruptive technologies for defence – 2025

EDF – The European Defence Fund aims at promoting cooperation among companies and research actors of all sizes and geographic origin in the Union, in research and development of state-of-the-art and interoperable defence technology and equipment.

2025-01-25
43 million euros
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Call synthesis

Call reference EDF-2025-LS-RA-DIS
Programme European Defence Fund
Institution European Commission
Sectors Aeronautics & Space Business & Industry Civil Protection & Risks Culture, Media & Communication Education & Training Justice, Security, Defence Research & Innovation
Beneficiaries EU & International Organisation Large company (> 250 employees) Media & cultural organisation Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees)

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Call reference

EDF-2025-LS-RA-DIS



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives :

  • To develop technologies for monitoring, defending, and responding to threats targeting underwater critical infrastructures in deep-water environments (200 to 6000 meters), with a focus on Seabed Warfare (SBW) and enhancing EU defense capabilities
  • To lay the foundations for radically new technologies with the potential for technological superiority, while fostering the involvement of new actors in defense research, including high-tech SMEs, researchers, and visionary organizations

Priorities :

  • Priority 1: To improve detection and reaction capabilities in SBW scenarios
  • Priority 2: To enhance innovation capacity of the EDTIB by identifying and exploring groundbreaking concepts and approaches or by applying technologies and concepts previously not applied in the defence sector

Among financed actions :

  • Activities that aim to generate and integrate knowledge
  • Studies
  • Design

Eligibility :

  • Be a legal person
  • Be a public or private entity
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries:
  • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
  • Non-EU states : listed EEA countries and countries associated to the European Defence Fund (Click here)
  • Have its executive management structure established in eligible countries
  • Must not be subject to control by a non-associated third country or non-associated third-country entity
  • Project proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least three entities based in at least three member states or associated countries

Additional information :

  • Initial duration of the action: 24 months
  • Contact: DEFIS-EDF-PROPOSALS@ec.europa.eu

Useful :

Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 46 million euros
  • Budget per topic:
    • EDF-2025-LS-RA-DIS-GDET: 23 million euros
    • EDF-2025-LS-RA-DIS-NT: 20 million euros
  • Funding rate: up to 100% of the total eligible costs