Ammunition, missiles and other explosive weapons

EDF-EDIP-P is a European Defence Industry Programme lump-sum grant call to support common procurement actions for ammunition, missiles and other explosive weapons including unmanned guided-strike systems and related parts. The call is part of the first EDIP CPA round with an indicative envelope of €90,000,000 (shared across related CPA topics) and requires proposed procurements to have an estimated value of at least €20,000,000. Eligible applicants are consortia of contracting authorities from Member States and associated countries (procurement agents may include national contracting authorities, EDA, SEAP, OCCAR or NSPA) and cooperations must not have started before 5 March 2024; actions must be completed by 31 December 2033. The portal opens 30 April 2026, submissions close 13 October 2026 at 17:00 Brussels time, and applicants must follow the call document and EDF-AG-LS model grant agreement for full eligibility, administrative and evaluation rules.

Ammunition, missiles and other explosive weapons — EDF common procurement call

What it funds

Purpose and scope

Grants support common procurement actions for ammunition, missiles and other explosive weapons or parts (including small arms, tank/anti-tank, artillery and guided munitions, rockets, loitering munitions, torpedoes, mines, grenades and unmanned systems for guided strikes). Actions may cover any point in the lifecycle and establishment/management of defence industrial readiness pools. Procurement contracts should allow rapid upgrades where relevant. Proposed common procurements must have an estimated value of at least €20 000 000 and actions must finish by 31 December 2033.

Available funding and call budget:Call-level indicative budget €90 000 000. Individual grants for common procurement actions are expected up to €20 000 000 per project; procurements supported must target at least €20 000 000 in value.

1. 1Programme: European Defence Fund — EDIP common procurement actions (EDF-LS lump sum grants)
2. 2Opening date: 30 April 2026; Deadline: 13 October 2026, 17:00 Brussels time
3. 3Type: single-stage submission; actions completed by 31 December 2033

Who can apply

Eligible applicants are consortia of contracting authorities from EU Member States and associated countries (including newly created cooperation or existing frameworks provided activities did not start before 5 March 2024). A binding agreement must be signed by participating states and a procurement agent must be appointed (examples: national contracting authorities, EDA, a SEAP, OCCAR or NSPA).

Key administrative points

Action type: EDF Lump Sum Grant (EDF-AG-LS). Full eligibility, admissibility, evaluation, legal and financial conditions are detailed in the call document and annexes available on the Funding & Tenders Portal Call page ¹.

Footnotes

1. 1Full call document, application templates and submission system are available on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal linked above.

Ammunition, missiles and other explosive weapons — EDF Common Procurement Actions (CPA)

Call overview

Basic facts

Opportunity Title: Ammunition, missiles and other explosive weapons. Call Title: 1st call for proposals for common procurement actions under the Programme (EDF-EDIP-P-2026-FNLC-CPA). Programme: European Defence Fund (EDF) under the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP). Type of action: EDF-LS EDF Lump Sum Grants. Type of Model Grant Agreement: EDF Lump Sum Grant [EDF-AG-LS]. Deadline model: single-stage. Planned opening date: 30 April 2026. Deadline date: 13 October 2026, 17:00 Brussels time. Topic code: EDF-EDIP-P.

Budget and funding scale:Total indicative contribution to the related set of CPA topics: €90,000,000 for the 2026 budget year across relevant CPA topics. For this EDIP CPA stream, expected minimum common procurement value per proposed action is €20,000,000. The call falls under lump sum grants; additional specific maximum EU contribution per individual project is not explicitly stated in the topic text and will be defined in the call document and application templates ¹.

Purpose, objective and expected impact

Expected impact: Strengthen cooperation among Member States and associated countries, increase interoperability, build up strategic stockpiles of ammunition, missiles and their components or increase existing stocks, and support the development of low-cost unmanned systems for guided strikes adapted to modern warfare scenarios. Objective: Support common procurement of ammunition (small arms, tank and anti-tank, artillery, guided munitions), missiles (all types) and other explosive weapons (hand grenades, land and naval mines, mortars, rockets, torpedoes), unmanned systems able to perform guided strikes (aerial, ground, surface, underwater vehicles including attack/kamikaze drones, FPV loitering munitions), or parts thereof, contributing to replenishment of stocks.

Scope and eligible activities

Scope: Actions must be common procurement activities where legal entities cooperate to procure defence products (ammunition, missiles, other explosive weapons and relevant parts or variants) at any point in the life cycle. Activities may include establishing, managing and maintaining defence industrial readiness pools. Where relevant, procurement contracts should include provisions to rapidly upgrade procured systems in response to battlefield lessons (notably for unmanned systems for guided strikes). Common procurement may be organised as framework contracts. Actions must complete by 31 December 2033.

Who can apply and geographic scope

Eligible applicants: The topic is targeted at contracting authorities and legal entities representing Member States and associated countries, including contracting authorities of Member States or associated countries, the European Defence Agency (EDA), a Structure for European Armament Programme (SEAP), or other international organisations such as OCCAR or the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) as procurement agents. The cooperation responding to the call must be newly created in the context of the application or based on an existing framework provided that activities under that cooperation did not start before 5 March 2024 and have not been completed before the signature of the grant agreement. Detailed eligible countries and specific legal entity eligibility rules are described in section 6 of the call document ¹.

Mentioned countries/regions:European Union Member States and associated countries (explicit). Norway and Ukraine are referenced across EDIP materials as eligible in related components; participation rules for this specific CPA topic follow the call document eligibility provisions ¹.

Key requirements and constraints

1. 1Minimum estimated value of the common procurement proposed: €20,000,000. The action should aim at commonly procuring defence products to fill capability gaps and reinforce cooperation among Member States and associated countries.
2. 2Procurement must be based on a binding inter-state participating agreement and appoint a procurement agent (e.g., national contracting authority, EDA, SEAP, OCCAR, NSPA).
3. 3Cooperation must be newly created in the application context or based on an existing cooperation that started after 5 March 2024 and not completed before grant signature.
4. 4Eligible actions include procurement of systems, parts, or variants. Framework contracts are allowed.
5. 5Actions must finish by 31 December 2033.
6. 6Proposal page limits, layout, and admissibility follow Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System and section 5 of the call document.
7. 7Financial and operational capacity, exclusion rules, and other eligibility conditions are set out in the call document (sections 6 and 7).

Applicant types and consortium model

Eligible Applicant Types: Primarily public contracting authorities of Member States and associated countries; international organisations acting as procurement agents (European Defence Agency, SEAPs, OCCAR, NSPA) are explicitly referenced. The topic targets public-sector contracting authorities and structures enabling cross-border common procurement; industry players and private companies are relevant as suppliers but are not listed as applicants for this common procurement grant. In EDIP broader documentation, Member States, Norway and Ukraine are recurring participants in related instruments.

Consortium Requirement:Consortium model: The action requires cooperation between participating Member States and associated countries and thus a consortium-like arrangement of contracting authorities is expected. The procurement must be based on a binding agreement signed by participating states with a procurement agent. The call is therefore aimed at multi-party cooperative procurement arrangements rather than single legal-entity applicants.

Funding type, support nature and co-funding

Funding Type: Lump sum grant (EDF Lump Sum Grants) under the European Defence Fund. Nature of Support: Monetary grant contribution to support the common procurement action implementation; the grant finances activities enabling or supporting the common procurement. Co-funding requirement: Specific co-funding rates or matching contributions for this CPA lump sum are not specified in the topic text; full details, including any required co-funding, are contained in the call document and associated grant rules in section 10 and the Model Grant Agreement ¹.

Project stage and targeted technologies/sectors

Project Stage: Implementation/procurement stage and operational readiness. The topic covers procurement at any point in the life cycle of defence products, including establishment/management of industrial readiness pools and upgrades of procured systems. Target Sector: Defence sector with specific focus on ammunition, missiles, explosive weapons, unmanned systems (guided strike UxS), torpedoes, and associated industrial readiness and supply-chain resilience. Related technology areas include propulsion, warheads, guidance electronics, sensors, unmanned platforms, and rapid upgradeability provisions.

Application process and timeline

1. 1Application Type: Single-stage open call. Applicants must use the EU Funding & Tenders Portal submission system; the system is planned to open on the stated opening date.
2. 2Planned opening date: 30 April 2026. Deadline: 13 October 2026, 17:00 Brussels time.
3. 3Submission method: Electronic submission through the Funding & Tenders Portal using the provided Application Form templates and Part B layout rules.
4. 4Evaluation and award: Submission, evaluation processes, award criteria, scoring, thresholds and indicative timeline are described in sections 8 and 9 of the call document and in the Online Manual; details will be available when the call document and templates are published ¹.

Selection, evaluation and success rates

Application Stages: Single-stage submission. Evaluation will follow the standard procedures set out in the call document and the Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual. Success Rates: The topic text and portal do not provide explicit historical success rates. The number of indicative grants for the CPA package and allocation per topic is not detailed here; applicants should consult the call document and the Budget Overview on the Portal for indicative number of grants and expected rates. The overall CPA envelope in EDIP indicates €240 million for common procurement across Member States and Norway across CPA calls, with grants up to €20 million per project in some CPA streams as referenced in EDIP materials.

Legal, financial, and administrative setup

Legal and financial set-up of the grants: Governed by the EDF Lump Sum Grant model (EDF-AG-LS). Detailed provisions, including rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR appointment, financial capacity assessment, and the EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509, are referenced in the call documentation and annexes. The call document will contain sections on admissibility conditions, eligibility, financial and operational capacity, exclusions, evaluation and award, and Model Grant Agreement specifics ¹.

Application templates and structure

Templates: Application form templates and Part B structure will be published in the Submission System and as call annexes shortly. The portal references that proposal page limits and layout are described in Part B of the Application Form. Applicants should expect the standard EDF Lump Sum application structure including an administrative Part A and a detailed Part B where technical, financial and implementation aspects of the common procurement action must be described. Specific required sections likely include: context and strategic need, description of procurement (products, quantities, technical specifications or capability gaps), procurement strategy and organisation, participating Member States and binding agreement, procurement agent details, timeline, risk management, industrial readiness pool arrangements, upgradeability provisions, budget breakdown consistent with lump sum methodology, and expected impact and interoperability outcomes. Final mandatory headings and page limits will be defined in the call document and Application Form templates ¹.

Documents and support

Relevant documents and guidance referenced on the Funding & Tenders Portal include: the Call document and annexes (to be published), Application form templates (available shortly), Model Grant Agreements (MGA), EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509, Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment, EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement, Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual, and Portal Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement. For questions: contact DEFIS-EDIP-PROPOSALS@ec.europa.eu. Portal IT helpdesk supports technical issues.

Key strategic context (EDIP coherence)

This CPA topic sits within EDIP, an EDIP budget of €1.5 billion aimed at strengthening the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base. EDIP includes Industrial Reinforcement Actions (IRA), Common Procurement Actions (CPA), Structure for European Armament Programme (SEAP), the Fund Accelerating Supply Chain Transformation (FAST) and other measures. EDIP seeks to reduce fragmentation, increase interoperability and ramp up defence production across the EU, Norway and Ukraine in specific components. The CPA strand focuses on enabling contracting authorities to leverage joint procurement and thus increase scale, interoperability and supply resilience.

1. 1Minimum procurement value per action: €20,000,000 (estimated value of the common procurement proposed).
2. 2Actions must be based on a binding agreement among participating Member States/associated countries and nominate a procurement agent.
3. 3Eligible procurement agents include contracting authorities of Member States/associated countries, EDA, SEAP, OCCAR, NSPA or other international organisations.
4. 4Cooperation start date constraint: activities under any existing cooperation framework must not have started before 5 March 2024 and must not be completed before signature of the grant agreement.

Practical advice and next steps for applicants

Prepare early: monitor the Funding & Tenders Portal for publication of the call document and application templates, assemble participating Member States/associated countries contracting authorities and secure a binding participation agreement and procurement agent nomination. Ensure that procurement plans meet the €20 million minimum common procurement value and incorporate upgradeability clauses for systems where battlefield evolution requires rapid updates. Read sections 5 to 10 of the upcoming call document carefully for admissibility limits, eligibility of countries and legal entities, financial capacity requirements, award criteria and MGA conditions. Use the Partner Search tool on the Portal to find cooperating contracting authorities if needed and contact DEFIS-EDIP-PROPOSALS@ec.europa.eu for call-specific questions.

Summary

This call is a single-stage EDF lump sum grant under EDIP to support common procurement actions for ammunition, missiles and other explosive weapons. It targets cooperative procurement arrangements by Member States and associated countries to strengthen interoperability, replenish strategic stockpiles and enable procurement of systems and parts including unmanned guided-strike systems. Proposals must be built on binding cooperation agreements, appoint a procurement agent, meet the minimum common procurement value of €20 million, and complete activities by 31 December 2033. The call document, templates and Model Grant Agreement will provide full eligibility, financial, evaluation and administrative details; applicants should review those documents when published and plan cross-border procurement arrangements accordingly ¹.

Footnotes

1. 1Call document, application templates, and detailed eligibility, award and MGA conditions will be published on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for this topic. Applicants must refer to those official documents for definitive rules and exact funding conditions: ec.europa.eu

EU Funding Opportunity: Ammunition, Missiles and Other Explosive Weapons (EDF-EDIP-P-2026-FNLC-CPA-AMEW)

Overview

This call under the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) supports common procurement actions by Member States and associated countries (notably Norway) for ammunition, missiles, and other explosive weapons to strengthen cooperation, enhance interoperability, build strategic stockpiles, and develop low-cost unmanned systems for guided strikes.

The topic is part of the 1st call for proposals for common procurement actions under EDIP, with a total budget allocation of €90,000,000 for this and a related topic (EDF-EDIP-P-2026-FNLC-CPA-CDS). Grants are awarded as EDF Lump Sum Grants.

Key Dates

Planned opening date:30 April 2026.

Deadline:13 October 2026, 17:00 Brussels time (single-stage submission).

Action completion deadline:No later than 31 December 2033.

Eligibility and Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants are consortia of contracting authorities from at least three Member States and/or associated countries (e.g., Norway). The cooperation must involve legal entities such as national contracting authorities, the European Defence Agency (EDA), Structures for European Armament Programme (SEAP), or international organisations like OCCAR or NSPA acting as procurement agents.

The cooperation can be newly created for this call or based on an existing framework, but activities must not have started before 5 March 2024 or been completed before grant agreement signature. Eligible countries are detailed in section 6 of the call document (available shortly). Other conditions, financial/operational capacity, and exclusion criteria are in sections 6 and 7.

Objectives and Scope

Supports common procurement of ammunition (small arms, tank/anti-tank, artillery, guided), missiles (all types), and explosive weapons (hand grenades, mines, mortars, rockets, unmanned systems for guided strikes including drones/FPV loitering munitions, torpedoes), or parts/components thereof.

Focuses on any life-cycle stage, including establishing/managing defence industrial readiness pools. For relevant systems (e.g., unmanned), contracts must allow rapid upgrades based on battlefield lessons. Procurement organised via binding agreements with appointed agents; can be framework contracts.

• Minimum estimated procurement value: €20,000,000 per action to fill capability gaps.
• Aims to replenish stocks and reinforce cooperation.
• Expected impact: Greater interoperability, strategic stockpiles, low-cost unmanned systems for modern warfare.

Funding Details

Total budget for topic:Part of €90,000,000 allocation (shared with counter-drone systems topic). Indicative number of grants not specified.

Grant type:EDF Lump Sum Grants (EDF-AG-LS Model Grant Agreement). Maximum EU contribution per project up to €20 million (based on EDIP common procurement precedents).¹

Funding covers administrative costs and complexities of joint procurement. Legal/financial set-up in section 10 of call document.

Evaluation and Award Process

1. 1Admissibility: Proposal page limits/layout per section 5 and Application Form Part B.
2. 2Submission/evaluation: Sections 8 and Online Manual.
3. 3Award criteria/scoring/thresholds: Section 9.
4. 4Indicative timeline: Section 4.

Application and Resources

Submit via EU Funding & Tenders Portal (opens 30 April 2026). Call document, application templates, and annexes available shortly. Contact: DEFIS-EDIP-PROPOSALS@ec.europa.eu. Partner search available on portal.

Primary source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal. Additional context from EDIP work programme and related pages.

Programme Context

Part of EDIP (€1.5 billion for 2026-2027), succeeding EDIRPA. Builds on efforts to ramp up defence production post-Ukraine crisis, with €240 million total for common procurement across topics (counter-drone, air/missile defence, combat systems).²

Footnotes

1. 1EDIP common procurement grants capped at €20 million per project, extending EDIRPA logic which leveraged €11 billion in procurement.
2. 2EDIP invests €240 million in joint procurement by Member States/Norway to reduce fragmentation; first call closes October 2026.