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# EU Commission and EDA sign EUR 35 million BraveTech EU funding agreement
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-04-29-bravetech-eu-35-million-contribution-agreement/
- Published: 2026-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T09:20:33.000Z
- Description: The European Commission and European Defence Agency signed a Contribution Agreement funding EDA EUR 35 million for BraveTech EU's second phase, testing rapid defence innovations drawn from lessons of the war in Ukraine.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified

Verified [European Commission press release, 29 April 2026](https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/european-commission-partners-european-defence-agency-bravetech-eu-2026-04-29%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish which companies or technologies will ultimately be selected or fielded.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. EUR35m agreement funds EDA innovation testing; recipient companies/tech not yet chosen. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)