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8.3Flemish defence industry and innovation; participation of Flanders in the European Defence Fund
By Annelies Wastyn, Kristien Vercoutere and Danielle Raspoet (Flemish Advisory Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, VARIO)
In November 2024, VARIO published its advisory report ’opportunities and needs for the Flemish defence industry and innovation’. This advisory report was formulated following a request from the former Minister for Innovation, Jo Brouns. This inquiry into the opportunities and needs for a broad Flemish defence industry and innovation framework is set against the backdrop of the changed geopolitical reality and an increase in the number of initiatives at the federal, European, and international levels.
VARIO analysed different sources with respect to the participation of Flanders in defence-related R&D&I-projects in the accompanying analysis report ‘Mapping Flemish Defence Innovation Ecosystem and Changed Policy Frameworks’; i.e. R&D-projects at the Flemish level, Defence-Related Research Action (DEFRA)-projects at the federal level and European Defence Fund (EDF)-projects at the European level. This chapter focuses on the Flemish participation in the European Defence Fund (EDF).