European Defence Fund
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The European Defence Fund is an EU financial instrument that supports collaborative research and development of defence technologies and capabilities among member states.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| European Defence Fund canonical | 5 |
| European Defence Industrial Development Programme | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
EU financial instrument
ⓘ
European Union fund ⓘ defence research and development programme ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EDF ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage cross-border cooperation between defence industries
ⓘ
reduce fragmentation of the European defence industrial base ⓘ strengthen the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base ⓘ support strategic autonomy of the European Union ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | European Union member states ⓘ |
| budget | €7.9 billion ⓘ |
| budgetCurrency | euro ⓘ |
| budgetPeriod | 2021–2027 ⓘ |
| coFinancingRequirement | yes ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space ⓘ |
| country | European Union ⓘ |
| eligibleParticipants |
companies established in EU member states
ⓘ
research organisations in EU member states ⓘ |
| focusArea |
C4ISR systems
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air, land, maritime defence systems ⓘ cyber defence ⓘ defence capability development ⓘ defence research ⓘ disruptive defence technologies ⓘ military mobility enabling technologies ⓘ space-related defence applications ⓘ |
| fundingMode |
grants
ⓘ
prizes ⓘ procurement ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| inception | 2017 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Regulation (EU) 2021/697 ⓘ |
| location |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| operator | European Commission ⓘ |
| partOf |
EU security and defence initiatives
ⓘ
European Union defence policy ⓘ |
| programmingPeriod | 2021–2027 ⓘ |
| purpose |
enhance competitiveness of the EU defence industry
ⓘ
foster innovation in defence technologies ⓘ promote interoperability of defence systems in the EU ⓘ support collaborative defence research ⓘ support development of defence capabilities ⓘ |
| replaces |
European Defence Fund
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
European Defence Industrial Development Programme
Preparatory Action on Defence Research ⓘ |
| startTime | 2017 ⓘ |
| website | https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-defence-industry/european-defence-fund-edf_en ⓘ |
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Subject: European Defence Fund Description of subject: The European Defence Fund is an EU financial instrument that supports collaborative research and development of defence technologies and capabilities among member states.
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
European Defence Industrial Development Programme