The European Commission's Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) seeks to establish an EU-orchestrated service to provide data from various sources on the ground, in the air and in space to EU Member States, the European Commission and the various European security agencies.

Commissioner Breton praises Europe’s successes on space but calls for technological independence and security in space during the 16th edition of the European Space Conference in Brussels.

Today the CARIOQA project partners—CNES, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Airbus Defence & Space, GMV, FORTH/PRAXI and the European Commission officially kick off phase A of the project.

DG DEFIS launches the first European Defence Fund (EDF) Technological Challenge, addressing technologies for the detection of improvised explosive devices (IED) and landmines.

The European Commission (Directorate General for Defence Industry and Space - DEFIS) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have joined forces to step up their support to EU’s defence and security through the launch of the Defence Equity Facility.

DG DEFIS conducted a study on the Access to equity financing for European defence SMEs.

The Directorate General for Defence Industry and Space is ready to support the Belgian Presidency’s political priorities through its various policies and initiatives such as the EU Space Programme and the European Defence Fund, among others.

Today, the Commission finalised the signature of Grant Agreements with 37 EDF 2022 joint defence research and development (R&D) projects across the EU.

Today DG DEFIS officially launched the EUDIS Hackathons, a crucial component of the European Defence Innovation Scheme, scheduled for Spring 2024