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Government finance · 15 Apr 2026

European Defence Fund 2025 call results

Issuer or borrower
European Commission (EDF)
Date
15 Apr 2026
Amount
€1.07bn
US$ equivalent
US$1.2bn
Type
Government finance
Structure
Grants to 57 projects involving 634 entities
Purpose
EU co-funding of defence research and development
Country
European Union

Sources

  1. European Commission: €1.07 billion in 57 defence projects defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu · 15 Apr 2026

Checked against the documents above. Record DEF-2026-0008.

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DateFinancingTypeAmount
26 Jan 2026SAFE second wave: plans approved for 8 member states incl. Poland and ItalyGovernment finance€74bn
15 Jan 2026SAFE first wave: national defence investment plans approved for 8 member statesGovernment finance€38bn
9 Sep 2025SAFE (Security Action for Europe) €150bn loan instrument: allocation adoptedGovernment finance€150bn
30 Apr 2025European Defence Fund 2024 call resultsGovernment finance€910m
16 May 2024European Defence Fund 2023 call resultsGovernment finance€1.03bn
26 Jun 2023European Defence Fund 2022 call resultsGovernment finance€832m
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