On Monday 20 April, the Alliance for Zero-Emission Aviation (AZEA) held its Roadmap Publication Ceremony at EUROCONTROL, in the context of the 7th General Assembly of the Alliance.

European Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Toshio Ino attended the first meeting of the EU-Japan Defence Industry Dialogue, launched by the industries of both the EU and Japan under the EU-Japan Competitiveness Alliance

Following the evaluation of the 2025 calls for the European Defence Fund (EDF), the European Commission will invest €1.07 billion in 57 new EDF projects.

Today, the European Commission unveiled a proposal establishing a standalone founding act for the European Union Space Services Agency (EUSPA), thereby renaming the current Agency for the European Space Programme and amending the existing Union Space Programme Regulation (EU) 2021/696.

On 1st April 2026, the European Commission took preparatory steps for the implementation of the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan, aimed at securing necessary budgetary support and accelerating urgent defence procurement for Ukraine in 2026 and 2027.

Two core challenges — cost-effective drone interception and next-generation drone detection systems — were defined, addressing shared priorities across Member States. These were complemented by locally defined challenges, reflecting the specific strengths and needs of each national ecosystem, from m

The European Commission approved today a €1.5 billion work programme under the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) to enhance and modernise Europe's defence industry, boost production capacity and secure technological advancement and resilience.

This morning, the European Commission adopted a EUR 1.5 billion multiannual work programme

On 25 March 2026, The European Commission is presenting a new €115 million funding tool, AGILE, to bring disruptive defence technology from the lab to the field at record speed.