National · Sweden · Vinnova and the Swedish Armed Forces
Sweden's government-mandated programme for civil-military synergies, run jointly by Vinnova and the Swedish Armed Forces. It runs a portfolio of recurring calls: acceleration funding for SMEs adapting civilian technology to military use (up to SEK 1 million plus a SEK 150,000 accelerator step), needs-driven thematic R&D calls (SEK 1-7 million), test-and-evaluation infrastructure vouchers (up to SEK 500,000 at 100% de minimis), and ecosystem development calls. Themes track NATO's Emerging and Disruptive Technologies and Swedish Armed Forces operational needs.
This is the main funded on-ramp into the Swedish defence market for companies without a defence track record; the acceleration track even requires that you have no prior business with the Armed Forces or FMV.
Opens 2 Jul 2026 · Closes 13 Oct 2026 · At least SEK 7 million
For incubators, science parks and cluster organisations, alone or in consortia with companies; feasibility studies max SEK 300,000, method development and application projects max SEK 2 million.
Dates not announced
Planned to open August 2026. Swedish SMEs only, single applicant, no prior Armed Forces/FMV business; up to SEK 1 million for development and verification plus up to SEK 150,000 for the mandatory accelerator programme; aligned with NATO EDTs.
Opens 17 Mar 2026 · Closes 20 May 2026 · Max SEK 500,000 per project at 100% (de minimis)
Infrastructure vouchers covering consulting and licensing costs for access to test infrastructure, including FMV Battle Week participation fees; projects max 12 months, starting by 20 November 2026.
Opens 24 Mar 2026 · Closes 26 May 2026
SEK 1-7 million per project; consortia must include at least one SME; decisions 8 October 2026. Thematic needs-driven calls have run annually (transparent battlefield 2025, Baltic Sea 2026), so a further edition is likely.
Danish Ministry of Defence / Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (FMI/DALO)
The single largest pot of near-term Danish defence procurement money, with an explicit invitation for industry to propose what to buy. Speed to fielding is the main selection criterion.
German Federal Government (BMVg and BMI)
One of very few German vehicles paying companies directly for security and defence-relevant research, with multi-million-euro phased contracts. Procurement-law process means longer lead times; watch the partnering events.
Next deadline 6 Oct
Industrial Development Agency (Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu S.A.), Polish state development agency
A flexible state lender willing to bank defence-industry companies that commercial banks often avoid, useful for contract financing and liquidity in scaling defence production. No fixed calls: financing is negotiated case by case.