The European Defence Fund (EDF) is the EU’s new mechanism to fund collaborative research and development of Defence products and technologies in the period 2021-2027.
By the decision of Croatian Ministry of Defence – Croatian defence industry competitivness cluster is appointed as association to host National Focal Point for EDF. The National Focal Points (NFP’s) are individuals nominated by EU Member States and countries associated to the European Defence Fund (Norway) that are supported by national structures established under the responsibility and control of the Member States and Norway.
As appointed NFP, CDICC will support the implementation of the European Defence Fund: working closely with DG DEFIS they will reach out to stakeholders, notably applicants and potential applicants, provide information and advice to potential applicants and beneficiaries of the EDF programme and assist in building partnerships and collaboration projects, throughout the EDF life cycle.
We encourage eveybody to use also EDA B2B Platform in search for partnering opportunities – https://b2bplatform.eda.europa.eu/verify-account/
EDF – WORK PROGRAM 2025
HKKOI u nastavku svojim članovim pruža pregled svih objavljenih EDF poziva za dostavu projektnih prijedloga prema Radnom Programu za 2025 godinu.
CDICC for its members is providing here the calls of annual EDF Program dividied under specific categories of corresponding actions.

Defence medical support, CBRN, biotech and human factors
35 Mil EUR
Information superiority
39 mil EUR
Advanced passive and active sensors
58,5 mil EUR
Cyber
54 mil EUR
Space
115 mil EUR
Digital transformation
27 mil EUR
Materials and components
25 mil EUR

Energy resilience and environmental transition
93 mil EUR
Air combat
103 mil EUR

Ground combat
192 mil EUR
Force protection and
mobility
35 mil EUR
Naval combat
54 mil EUR
underwater warfare
45 mil EUR

Simulation and training
43 mil EUR
Disruptive technologies
43 mil EUR
SME calls
67 mil EUR