AGILE: the new EU programme to fund rapid defence innovation by SMEs and startups
The European Union is preparing to launch AGILE, a new programme specifically designed to rapidly fund defence innovation driven by SMEs, startups and scaleups.
The European Union is preparing to launch AGILE, a new programme specifically designed to rapidly fund defence innovation driven by SMEs, startups and scaleups.
Since 2018, Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) have become one of the EU’s key instruments to finance high‑risk, transformative projects with strong R&D and industrial impact in strategic areas such as microelectronics, batteries, hydrogen, cloud, health and, soon, artificial intelligence and advanced materials.