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Description

Europe

Aerospace & Defense•100% • 30M€

Open — Sep 29 (126d)

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Dates & Deadlines

Publication Date

February 25, 2026

Opening Date

February 11, 2026

Application Phases

Phase 1

September 29, 2026 at 03:00 PM

126 days left

Financial Details

Non-Refundable

Maximum Funding Rate

100%

Budget

30M€

Eligible Project Value

Up to 6M€

Criteria & Documents

Eligible Expenses

●Personnel Costs
●Travel costs
●Equipment costs
●Other goods, works and services costs
●Subcontracting
●Indirect Costs
●Financial support to third parties

Access Conditions

●Compliance with general and specific admissibility and eligibility criteria
●Consortium of minimum three independent SMEs from three different eligible countries (EU Member States or associated countries)
●All consortium members must be SMEs registered in the Participant Register and validated as such
●Applicants must not be controlled by non-associated third countries/entities unless EU-approved safeguards are provided

Selection Criteria

●Excellence and potential of disruption
●Innovation and technological development
●Implementation (operational and financial capacity)
●Competitiveness
●EDTIB autonomy
●Creation of new cross-border cooperation
●Lifecycle efficiency
●. Member State cooperation

Mandatory Information

●Application form (Part A and Part B)
●Detailed budget table
●Participant information
●List of infrastructure, facilities, assets, resources
●Cofinancing declarations
●Indirect cost methodology declarations (if applicable)
●Harmonised capability declarations (for design activities)
●Declarations on procurement intent and technical specification (for prototyping/testing/qualification/certification)
●Ownership control declarations
●PRS declaration (if relevant)

Bonuses & Majorations

●PESCO bonus: +10% if project is developed under permanent structured cooperation
●SME bonus (non-cross-border): Up to +5% if ≥10% costs allocated to SMEs in same country as non-SME beneficiaries
●SME bonus (cross-border): Up to double the % of costs allocated to SMEs from other eligible countries
●Mid-cap bonus: +10% if ≥15% costs allocated to mid-cap enterprises

Result Indicators

●Number of SMEs integrated into defence supply chains
●Number of cross-border collaborations established
●TRL advancement of defence technologies
●Volume of defence products or solutions developed for European markets

EU Programme Details

Call ID: EDF-2026-LS-DA-SME
Submission Mode: Single-stage
Expected Projects: 5 projects
Funding Rate Rule: Funding rate depends on activity type; studies and some activities may be funded up to 100% (including bonuses for PESCO, SME, and mid-cap participation), prototypes up to 55%, testing and qualification/certification up to 80%, as specified by Article 10(3) EDF Regulation and relevant bonuses.

Funding Rate

100%

Budget

30M€

Days Left

126

Sep 29

Curated by

Maria Macedo

Eligibility

Eligible Sectors

Aerospace & Defense

Company Sizes

SME

Application Mode

Consortium / Copromotion

Action Types

Feasibility studiesDesign of defence products or technologiesSystem prototypingTestingQualificationCertificationDevelopment of technologies/assets for defence lifecycle efficiencyInteroperability and resilience activities

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