Articles from the FADEC cluster team on european-defence-fund.
How the European Defence Fund calculates development funding rates: baseline rates per activity, PESCO, SME and mid-cap bonuses, caps, and a worked example.
How the DESCA model consortium agreement treats background and results, once called foreground, and what changes for a European Defence Fund project.
What FADEC does at each stage of a European Defence Fund proposal: topic choice, partner search, eligibility checks, coordinator support and legal templates.
Where to find partners for a European Defence Fund consortium, how to check they are eligible, and when to start, with the rules from the 2026 EDF calls.