Unmanned systems and counter-unmanned systems
2nd call for proposals for industrial reinforcement actions under the Ukraine Support Instrument · EDF-LS
What this call funds
This call funds industrial reinforcement of drone (UxS) and counter-drone production lines, jointly between EU and Ukrainian industry, to rapidly scale up manufacturing capacity, reduce production lead times, and ensure reliable supply of these defence systems to Ukraine. It covers joint production lines, manufacturing-as-a-service, dual-use industry conversion, and optionally physical/cyber protection of the production sites.
defence security · robotics automation · advanced manufacturing · cybersecurity · aerospace
Who wins this
Defence industrial consortia (including Ukrainian and EU manufacturers) capable of scaling up production lines for drones, counter-drone systems, and related components under cross-border EU-Ukraine industrial cooperation.
Could you win this call?
Only the website is required.
The call in detail
- Funding model
- EDF-AG-LS
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- EDF Lump Sum Grants
- Partners
- Not stated in the call.
- Also required
- Consortium must not exceed 15 legal entities; minimum action size EUR 2,000,000; max EU contribution EUR 10,000,000 per project (plus EUR 200,000 for optional protection work package); action must not have started before 5 March 2024 and must complete by 31 December 2033.
- Sectors
- Defence · Aerospace · Cybersecurity
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in section 6 of the call document. 3. Other eligibility conditions described in section 6 of the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document. Call document and annexes: Call document