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EU Commission and EDA sign EUR 35 million BraveTech EU funding agreement

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.

Verified European Commission press release, 29 April 2026

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

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