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Ukraine wants predictable defence orders. Factory capacity is the other half of the bargain.NATO uses minehunting drones to inspect Baltic infrastructure. The result is evidence, not automatic attribution.NATO’s DiBaX tests the civilian networks behind military resilience.FORTE brings military energy resilience to Vilnius on 27-29 October.Ukraine reports restored Starlink and Starshield operation above 400 km/h. That is movement, not bandwidth.UNIDIR puts electromagnetic disruption on the Geneva agenda for 11 November.SAT-JAM maps interference experienced in orbit. It does not identify the transmitter.NCBR wants defence and dual-use research to shape Europe’s next framework programme
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Defence and dual-use funding, European Defence Fund calls and procurement opportunities. Eligibility, consortium requirements, deadlines and official documents.
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AGILE: Europe’s €115 million route from civilian technology to defence trials
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NATO reviewed 92 SPS proposals in Slovakia. Research selection is only the first gate.
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Ukraine signs UAH 12.5 billion in defence loans. The factory and its cash cycle need different money.
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ESA offers up to €75,000 to test a space-based service. The next batch closes 30 October.
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A new AI grant asks for experimental proof. A better chatbot wrapper will not qualify.
Apply by 2026-11-18
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Europe puts €168.2 million into defence production. Poland is in the warhead consortium.
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ESA puts maritime radar processing on a concrete procurement timetable
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Europe’s space scale-up problem needs more than another equity round
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NATO Innovation Fund moves closer to eastern-flank customers with a Warsaw branch
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ESA’s grid-resilience call opens a route from space data to infrastructure services
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€1.24 billion for Ukrainian drones and missiles: the next test is production
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EDF 2026 draws 49% more proposals with a smaller funding envelope
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BraveTech EU call: up to EUR 80,000 for bootcamp hosts, not startup teams
Apply by 2026-10-11
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ESA's grid-resilience call starts with an operational problem
Apply by 2026-11-27
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NATO SPS: a research partnership for civilian security
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EUDIS coaching: support after an EDF award
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ESA BIC: the local application behind a European incubation network
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DIANA: how to separate accelerator funding, testing and a future order
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EIC Accelerator: the November window for dual-use companies
Apply by 2026-11-04
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EDF evaluators: expertise, clearance and the application process
Apply by 2026-10-31Funding & opportunities
EDF SME calls: two routes, different budgets and co-financing needs
Apply by 2026-09-29
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EDIP and Ukraine: €260 million across two production calls
Apply by 2026-10-13
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EIC STEP Defence: up to €30 million, within a much larger round
Apply by 2026-10-28
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SAFE: how European loans become industrial procurement
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DefTech Forges: what the August call offered Ukrainian and EU developers
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UNITE - Brave NATO: why the August rule changes mattered
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Defence Equity Facility: the route runs through investment funds
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EUDIS autumn accelerator: funding comes with eight months of work
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