Overview
- The European Commission approved a €1.5 billion work program under the European Defence Industry Programme to raise production and fund joint projects with Ukraine.
- More than €700 million goes to scale key items like counter-drone gear, missiles, and ammunition across EU factories.
- €260 million under the Ukraine Support Instrument rebuilds and modernizes Ukraine’s own defense plants through paired projects with EU partners.
- The plan also sets aside €325 million for large collaborative projects, €240 million for joint procurement, €100 million for small-firm finance, and €35.3 million for BraveTech EU grants run with Ukraine’s Brave1 cluster.
- Parallel efforts continue to keep Ukraine’s air defenses supplied, with NATO partners using the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List to route Patriot missiles and the EU’s SAFE program backing €200 million to localize drone production in Romania.