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Industry Pool for Ukraine (Industripuljen)

Innovation procurementDefenceAir & Missile DefenceUAS / DronesMaritimeAutonomy & RoboticsC2 / Battle ManagementLogisticsSoldier SystemsFunding

Envelope: DKK 4.3 billion (2024-2027), financed through the Ukraine Fund

About the programme

The industripulje is a Danish procurement pool that buys finished defence materiel from industry for donation to Ukraine, administered by FMI.

Priorities cover air defence, mine clearing, maritime capacities, autonomous and unmanned systems, maintenance and logistics, command-control-communications and cyber, and soldier equipment, with DKK 500 million earmarked for aerial drones in each of 2025 and 2026.
Companies submit proposals through a standing form on FMI's page at virk.dk and receive an electronic confirmation with a case ID.
The scheme remains active in 2026.

Why it matters

Real revenue rather than grant funding: FMI signs procurement contracts quickly when a proposal matches Ukrainian needs. It has become a primary route for Danish defence startups to land first contracts.

Calls & cycles

Standing proposal intake for Ukraine donationsRolling

Continuously open

Continuous intake via the FMI proposal form on virk.dk; pool runs through 2027.

National / DenmarkOpen call

Acceleration Fund (Accelerationsfonden)

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.

Innovation procurementDefence

See programme

National / GermanyOpen call

Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit (Cyberagentur)

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.

Innovation procurementSecurityDefenceDeep tech

See programme

National / PolandOpen call

ARP Financing for the Defence Sector (Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu)

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.

LoansDefenceDual-use

Working-capital loans from PLN 0.8 million (up to PLN 8.6 million with InvestEU guarantee for SMEs); larger investment and restructuring loans negotiated individuallySee programme