SAFE Technical Assistance: Financing the Preliminary Design Phase

Leveraging non-reimbursable EU grants to structure bankable industrial investment plans under Regulation (EU) 2025/1106.

Entry into the European defense and security ecosystem is no longer solely a matter of technical merit; it is increasingly defined by the economic sustainability of the pre-investment phase. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often find that structuring an industrial project capable of attracting AAA-rated capital requires a level of financial an…