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Government finance · 30 Apr 2025

European Defence Fund 2024 call results

Issuer or borrower
European Commission (EDF)
Date
30 Apr 2025
Amount
€910m
US$ equivalent
US$1.0bn
Type
Government finance
Structure
Grants to 62 projects: €360m+ to 39 research projects and €539m to 23 capability development projects
Purpose
EU co-funding of defence research and development
Country
European Union

Sources

  1. European Commission: €910 million to boost European defence defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu · 30 Apr 2025

Checked against the documents above. Record DEF-2025-0005.

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DateFinancingTypeAmount
15 Apr 2026European Defence Fund 2025 call resultsGovernment finance€1.07bn
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9 Sep 2025SAFE (Security Action for Europe) €150bn loan instrument: allocation adoptedGovernment finance€150bn
16 May 2024European Defence Fund 2023 call resultsGovernment finance€1.03bn
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