The EU Council approved the AGILE program, which will provide financial support to new and groundbreaking defense products developed by SMEs.
The EU Council announced that the regulation establishing the AGILE program with a budget of 115 million euros in order to provide financial support to the defense products of SMEs was approved by the member states.
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The EU Council and the European Parliament are working on new regulations to increase defense innovation.
The EU Council announced that the regulation establishing the Agile and Rapid Defense Innovation Program (AGILE) has been approved by member states.
In the statement, it was stated that the 115 million euro program will provide rapid and targeted financial support to new and groundbreaking defense products developed by SMEs, including newly established and growth-stage companies.
It was stated in the statement that the development and testing of innovative defense products and technologies will be supported with the program, and it was emphasized that making the prototypes ready for operational use will be accelerated.
In the statement, it was pointed out that the program, which includes the adaptation of civilian technologies to defense applications, aims to close the gap between development and use in the field.
It was stated in the statement that within the scope of AGILE, the grant allocation process is expected to be made available to the armed forces within 4 months, and the supported products and technologies will be made available to the armed forces within 1 to 3 years, and that SMEs' access to testing and trial facilities will be accelerated.
In the statement, it was stated that cooperation opportunities will be developed between the mentioned enterprises and large defense companies in order to expand the use of supported products, and that the supply processes of the products developed within the scope of the program will be simplified.
After this stage, the regulation approved by the European Parliament will come into force by being published in the EU Official Journal.
The call for project proposals within the scope of the program is expected to be made at the beginning of 2027.
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