The European Defence Fund (EDF) is a European Union (EU) initiative that aims to coordinate and increase national investment in defence research and improve interoperability between national armed forces. As part of the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), the EDF provides funding for collaborative defence projects, including space-related technologies and capabilities, across all military domains. It supports companies in developing innovative and interoperable defence technologies and equipment, with a focus on strengthening the EU's defence industrial base and promoting strategic autonomy. The EDF has a budget of nearly €8 billion for 2021-2027 and works with various industrial and research consortia throughout the Union.
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EMISSARY was awarded a €160 million contract by the European Defence Fund in the "Initial operational capacity for Space Situational Awareness C2 and sensors" call.
Ubotica Technologies received a grant from the European Defence Fund to support the ARCHYTAS project.
The ARCHYTAS project is funded by the European Defence Fund and aims to develop cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence accelerators for defence applications.
The European Defence Fund bolsters Europe’s defence capabilities by funding collaborative research and development projects.
The European Defence Fund call for proposals that led to the 41 selected projects was issued in 2022.
Airbus is participating in 10 collaborative defence research and development projects funded by the European Commission under the European Defence Fund.
Airbus launched two defence research and development projects that it is coordinating as part of the 2021 European Defence Fund.
Sixty-one collaborative defence R&T and R&D projects were selected and funded with a total of €1.2 billion under the 2021 European Defence Fund selection round.
The European Defence Fund has a target to allocate €8 billion until 2027.
A consortium that includes AAC Clyde Space’s subsidiary AAC Hyperion has been selected by the European Defence Fund to develop a sub-100 kg satellite named Naucrates for space situational awareness in geostationary orbit.
The Naucrates project receives a €0.7 million grant from the European Defence Fund under grant agreement 101102517 – NAUCRATES – EDF-2021-OPEN-D.