Defence Equity Facility and NATO Reverse Space Industry Day

1. You are kindly informed that on Friday 12 January the Defence Equity Facility has been launched. The European Commission (EC) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) joined forces to boost investment in defence innovation through the Defence Equity Facility. They will provide €175 million to venture capital and private equity funds investing in European companies developing innovative technologies with dual-use potential. For further information please visit:

α. https://eudis.europa.eu/defence-equity-facility_en

β. https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/european-commission-and-european-investment-fund-join-forces-boost-investment-defence-innovation-2024-01-12_en

γ. https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/study-results-access-equity-financing-european-defence-smes-2024-01-11

2. For Space Industry concerns (Defence and non-Defence), “ΝΑΤΟ Reverse Industry Day” is planned to take place on the 20^th of February 2024 for Workshop purposes, under the thematics below:

α. Multinational Cooperation Opportunities

β. Standards and Interoperability

γ. Procurement and Contracting

δ. Innovation

ε. Space as Critical Infrastructure

For further information and for those interested in the Space industry (Defence and non-Defence) that wish to join the Space Industry Network of NATO, you can address your inquiries at the email below:

Mailbox.NATO-SPACENET@HQ.NATO.INT