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    EDF-2026-RA-PROTMOB-FMLA

    Future multirole light aircraft

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    Research actions implemented via actual cost grants · EDF-RA

    29 Sep 2026
    Deadline
    €110M
    Call budget (2026)

    What this call funds

    This call funds research and design work for a new low-cost, single-engine light military aircraft that can perform ground support, surveillance, light attack, and anti-drone missions. It aims to build on existing European technologies rather than duplicating them, reducing development risk while filling a gap left by ageing light aircraft fleets. Funded activities are studies and design work, not full-scale production.

    aerospace · defence security

    Who wins this

    This call suits European defence industry consortia or research organisations with aerospace design expertise looking to develop next-generation light military aircraft concepts.

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    The call in detail

    Funding model
    EDF-AG
    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Type of action
    EDF Research Actions
    Partners
    Not stated in the call.
    Also required
    Detailed eligibility, financial capacity, and evaluation conditions are defined in the separate call document sections rather than in this topic text.
    Sectors
    Defence · Aerospace · Cybersecurity
    Read the full conditions from the official call ›

    Conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in section 6 of the call document. 3. Other Eligible Conditions described in section 6 of the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document. Call document and annexes: Call document

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