European Defence Fund Work Programme 2026

Themes :

• Defence medical response, Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN), biotech and human factor (MCBRN)

• Advances passive and active sensors (SENS)

• Cyber (CYBER)

• Space (SPACE)

• Energy resilience and environmental transition (ENERVENV)

• Materials and components (MATCOMPS)

• Air Combat (AIR)

• Ground Combat (GROUND)

• Air and Missile Defence (AIRDEF)

• Force protection and mobility (PROTMOB)

• Naval Combat (NAVAL)

• Underwater warfare (UWW)

• Simulation and training (SIMTRAIN)

• Disruptive technologies (DIS)