The European Commission has allocated €910 million to the European Defense Fund for new technological-military developments, emphasizing that in 2025, projects of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex will be able to be financed from this fund for the first time, European Commission noted in a press release.

"The Commission is investing €910 million under the 2024 edition of the European Defence Fund (EDF) to create a strong and innovative defence industry in Europe. These investments aim to close key capability gaps – like force mobility and drone defence – through innovation and collaboration across European science and industry. Moreover, and for the first time, Ukrainian defence industries can be associated to EDF projects," the European Commission noted, in particular.

The EDF budget for 2021-2027 is €7.3 billion.

According to the European Commission, these projects to be implemented by the EDF aim to qualitatively improve the EU's military potential by 2030.