The European Defence Fund
The EDF provides €8 billion over 2021-2027 for defence research and development in all operational and technological domains (land, sea, air, space, cyber, information, energy, materials, CBRN, etc.) through annual work programs.
The EDF follows the pilot programs EDIDP and PADR. The EDF aims to foster an innovative and competitive defence industrial base and contributed to EU’s strategic autonomy. The EDF has two strands: research and development.
The EDF Call of 2021 had a budget of 1.2 billion euro’s, 845 million for collaborative development projects complementing national contributions and 322 million for collaborative defence research to address emerging/future challenge and threats. 142 proposals were received of which 61 defence R&D projects were selected. The 2021 call saw a strong involvement of SMEs and wide geographic coverage. There was a strong signal of cross-border cooperation; on average each proposal saw 18 entities from 8 difference MS patriciate.
The EDF Call of 2022 has a budget of 920 million euros. The European defence industry submitted 134 proposals for joint defence R&D projects. The calls dedicated to SME support received the highest number of submitted proposals. The Commission, assisted by independent external experts, will evaluate the proposals the coming. The results of the evaluation are expected by the end of Q2 2023.
The EDF Call of 2023 Work Program is expected to be released at the end of Q1 2023.
For more information on the EDF, see the EC website: https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-defence-industry/european-defence-fund-edf_en
The EDF in the Netherlands
The Netherlands Defence Technological and Industrial Base (NLDTIB) currently concerns around 1,000 companies with 5 billion euro turnover evenly distributed across all domains. The NLDTIB is highly specialized, 88% of the industry consists of SMEs. It is also innovative as 14% turnover is devoted to R&D. 20% of employees work on R&D. The Netherlands industry is export-oriented, 52% of turnover is derived from organizations’ exports.
The Netherlands performed well in the results of EDF 2021. It is ranked 6th below FR, IT, ES, DE, GR. In this way, it outperformed goals set out in the Defence Industry Strategy (DIS) to rank at least 10th.
The European Defence Fund
The EDF provides €8 billion over 2021-2027 for defence research and development in all operational and technological domains (land, sea, air, space, cyber, information, energy, materials, CBRN, etc.) through annual work programs.
The EDF follows the pilot programs EDIDP and PADR. The EDF aims to foster an innovative and competitive defence industrial base and contributed to EU’s strategic autonomy. The EDF has two strands: research and development.
The EDF Call of 2021 had a budget of 1.2 billion euro’s, 845 million for collaborative development projects complementing national contributions and 322 million for collaborative defence research to address emerging/future challenge and threats. 142 proposals were received of which 61 defence R&D projects were selected. The 2021 call saw a strong involvement of SMEs and wide geographic coverage. There was a strong signal of cross-border cooperation; on average each proposal saw 18 entities from 8 difference MS patriciate.
The EDF Call of 2022 has a budget of 920 million euros. The European defence industry submitted 134 proposals for joint defence R&D projects. The calls dedicated to SME support received the highest number of submitted proposals. The Commission, assisted by independent external experts, will evaluate the proposals the coming. The results of the evaluation are expected by the end of Q2 2023.
The EDF Call of 2023 Work Program is expected to be released at the end of Q1 2023.
For more information on the EDF, see the EC website: https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-defence-industry/european-defence-fund-edf_en
