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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.


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.


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.


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.


European Defence Projects of Common Interest: Why They Matter
An explainer on the new European Defence Projects of Common Interest and how they could concentrate multinational investment around strategic defence capabilities.


The Ukraine Support Instrument: What It Means for Industry
An explainer on how the Ukraine Support Instrument under EDIP can finance production capacity and connect Ukrainian defence companies with the European industrial base.
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