This funding supports projects aimed at strengthening EU industrial capacity for key defense platforms and end-products across multiple domains including land, air, naval, and underwater. Funded activities focus on increasing production throughput, improving supply chain resilience, reducing lead times, and training workforce. Projects must define and track KPIs such as throughput, quality improvements, risk mitigation, and security enhancements to demonstrate impact and competitiveness.
Eligible applicants must comply with admissibility, eligibility, financial, and operational capacity conditions detailed in the call document. Proposals must adhere to page limits and layout requirements and come from eligible countries as specified in the call.