Air and missile defence systems
Air and missile defence systems supports Member States and associated countries in jointly procuring multilayered defence systems to close capability gaps and improve defence cooperation and interoperability.
Funder: European Defence Fund
Due Dates: February 16, 2027 (Submission, 17:00 CET)
Funding Amounts: Up to €20 million per project, capped at 25% of procurement value; normally 24–60 months
Summary: Supports joint procurement of integrated, multilayered air and missile defence systems and components by Member States and associated countries.
Key Information: Requires common procurement worth at least €80 million and a qualifying multinational consortium or a SEAP.
Description
This European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) Common Procurement Action is managed by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS). It supports cooperation in procuring integrated, multilayered air and missile defence systems, their parts or variants. The goal is to fill capability gaps, strengthen participating countries’ defence capabilities and cooperation, and improve interoperability.
The topic covers sensors such as radars, kinetic or non-kinetic effectors, and command-and-control systems protecting against cruise, ballistic and hypersonic missiles, aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems. Its focus is medium-to-long-range protection at high and terminal high altitude, including endo-atmospheric interceptors. Procurement may concern any life-cycle stage, including establishing, managing and maintaining defence industrial readiness pools. Very-short- to short-range systems against low-altitude unmanned aircraft are excluded.
