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The European Commission has allocated €168.2 million to support the first eight projects under the Industrial Reinforcement Action (IRA) pillar of the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP).
The European Commission today disbursed €1.24 billion under the defence component part of the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan. The funding covers drones, drone interceptors, drone ammunition and missiles manufactured by Ukrainian entities.

The European Defence Fund (EDF) has reached a new milestone, attracting a record 612 project proposals under its 2026 calls for collaborative defence research and development actions. This marks an unprecedented level of interest from European defence players since the launch of the Fund in 2021.

The European Commission welcomes Member States' decision to endorse the first five European Defence Projects of Common Interest (EDPCIs).

The European Defence Fund (EDF) BattleVerse project has launched its first Open Call for Cascade Funding.
Applications are open from 14 September to 16 November 2026.

We invite all companies and organisations within the defence and security sector to share their views and recommendations

Ukraine cluster alliance is the union of Ukrainian clusters with the strong focus on industrial and high-tech clusters

The European Commission disbursed €3.3 billion to Ukraine for defence procurement under the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan.

Today, the European Commission and the Republic of Korea have agreed to strengthen cooperation on secure satellite connectivity and explore future integration with IRIS², the EU's secure connectivity constellation.

On 15 September 2026 at 03:21 CET , the European Union successfully launched Copernicus Sentinel-3C from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, aboard a Vega C launcher. The satellite established its first contact with Earth at 04:33 CET confirming that is in good health.