EUROPEAN DEFENCE FUND - Research actions targeting disruptive technologies for defence

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2025-01-25

43 million euros

Appeal framework

Call reference EDF-2025-LS-RA-DIS

Program 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 :

Guidelines: Click here
Other call documents: Click here
DG website: Click here
More information: Click here

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

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Other funds:

European Defence Fund – Call for EDF research actions, dedicated to SMEs and research organisations, implemented via lump sum grants – 2024

European Defence Fund – Call for EDF research actions implemented via actual cost grants – 2024

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