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The Programme shall provide support for actions by beneficiaries in the development phase covering both new defence products and technologies and the upgrade of existing products and technologies provided that the use of pre-existing information needed to carry out the action for the upgrade is not subject to a restriction by a third country or by a third-country entity, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediary undertakings. An eligible action shall relate to one or more of the following: studies, such as feasibility studies, and other accompanying measures; the design of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology as well as the technical specifications on which such design has been developed, including partial tests for risk reduction in an industrial or representative environment; the system prototyping of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology; the testing of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology; the qualification of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology; the certification of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology; the development of technologies or assets increasing efficiency across the life cycle of defence products and technologies.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.