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What are the EU defense priority areas for funding in 2027?
An overview of the key capability areas, funding instruments and emerging opportunities shaping EU defence funding in 2027.


Ukraine’s defence ecosystem: what EU companies need to know
A practical guide for EU companies to understanding Ukraine’s defence ecosystem, key actors and routes for industrial cooperation.


How the EU defence ecosystem actually works
A practical overview of how EU institutions, funding programmes, procurement mechanisms and industry interact within the European defence ecosystem.


Ukraine and the European Defence Fund: From External Partner to Integration
A timeline of Ukraine’s path from an external EDF partner toward deeper legal and industrial integration into the European Defence Fund.


EDF Priorities: How the Programme Is Changing
An analysis of how EDF priorities are shifting toward capability-driven projects, stronger innovation support and new entry routes for SMEs and start-ups.


The SME Journey Through the European Defence Ecosystem
A practical roadmap showing how an SME can move from first entry into European defence toward funding, partnerships, procurement and long-term market position.


How the European Defence Fund Actually Works
A practical explainer of the full EDF cycle, from work programmes and consortium building to evaluation, funding and project implementation.


Europe’s Defence Industry: Growth, Fragmentation and the Integration Problem
An analysis of why Europe’s rapidly growing defence industry remains fragmented and how new EU instruments are pushing it toward greater integration.


How Ukrainian Companies Can Participate in the European Defence Ecosystem
A practical guide to the main funding, procurement, partnership, testing and market-access routes available to Ukrainian defence companies in Europe.


The Defence Equity Facility: How the EU Is Bringing Capital into Defence
An explainer on how the Defence Equity Facility uses EU-backed capital to improve access to investment for defence and dual-use companies.


Why Good Technology Is Not Enough: Positioning for Defence SMEs
An analysis of why technical performance alone is not enough and what defence SMEs need to demonstrate to become credible partners, suppliers and programme participants.


How EDF Consortia Work: Roles, Partners and Positioning
An explainer on how EDF consortia are structured and how companies can define a relevant, visible and defensible role within them.


From Innovation to Capability: How Europe Is Trying to Shorten the Defence Innovation Cycle
An analysis of how HEDI, OPEX, EUDIS and related mechanisms are trying to move defence technologies faster from innovation to operational capability.


Build in/with/from Ukraine: What is this?
A framework for understanding three models of international cooperation with Ukraine’s defence industry: build in Ukraine, build with Ukraine and buy from Ukraine.


The EU Strategic Alignment Framework for Defence and Dual-Use SMEs
A self-assessment framework for evaluating whether a defence or dual-use SME is strategically prepared to pursue EDF, EDIP and other European opportunities.


How to Use EDF Info Days Strategically
A practical overview of how EU institutions, funding programmes, procurement mechanisms and industry interact within the European defence ecosystem.


Defence Readiness 2030: What It Means for European Industry
An overview of how Defence Readiness 2030 is shaping European capability priorities, procurement, industrial capacity and investment through the end of the decade.


EU Financial Support to Ukraine: From Assistance to Industrial Integration
An analysis of how EU support to Ukraine is evolving from financial assistance into defence procurement, production financing and long-term industrial integration.


The EU Defence Budget Shift: What 2028–2034 Means for Industry
An overview of how the proposed 2028–2034 EU budget could reshape defence funding, industrial policy and investment opportunities across Europe.


Defence Accelerators: How to Evaluate Their Real Value
A framework for analysing whether a defence accelerator can actually solve a company’s current bottleneck in funding, testing, customers, partnerships or market access.
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