Defence Accelerator
The Défense 3 cohort is presented as an 18-month programme including 38 days of consulting: a 12-day 360° diagnosis followed by 26 additional days according to the company’s priorities. The themes listed include ramping up production rates, production investment, strategic stock, exports and industrial resilience. The remaining cost and detailed criteria must be read in the cohort’s conditions.
For a defence manufacturer, responding to rising orders or preparing to scale up may require rapid decisions on production capacity, stock, investment and organisation. The Accélérateur Défense supports companies in the defence industrial and technological base in structuring these challenges. The Défense 3 cohort was announced for launch on 27 October 2026, a date that has now passed, with 18 months of support and 38 days of consulting according to the application page.
Funded by Ministère des Armées et des anciens combattants
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Who can apply
The programme is aimed at industrial companies in the defence industrial and technological base that need to consolidate their strategy or prepare to scale up. The right starting point is to identify the main challenge: production capacity, industrial organisation, supply chain robustness, exports or financing the scale-up. Admission remains subject to the cohort’s selection criteria.
Eligibility conditions
Points to confirm before applying: whether the company fits the programme’s theme, company size and maturity, the area or sector concerned, availability of the cohort and the selection criteria. The Défense 3 cohort application page announced a launch on 27 October 2026 and an 18-month programme with 38 days of consulting: a 12-day 360° diagnosis and 26 additional days according to the company’s priorities.
What the scheme covers
The support aims to diagnose development priorities and build a roadmap suited to the defence company’s challenges. The topics listed include ramping up production rates, production capacity, strategic stock, exports and resilience. The 38 days announced are consulting days within the programme: they are not a funding envelope to buy equipment or cover working capital requirements.
Amount and funding terms
This is a support programme. No grant amount paid directly to the company should be assumed without explicit confirmation in the official rules or brochure. The cost of the programme, any public funding and the company’s net contribution must be checked with Bpifrance for the cohort concerned.
How to apply
1. Describe the industrial challenge to be addressed and the results expected over the next 18 months. 2. Prepare useful information on the business, capacity, markets and production constraints. 3. Consult the Défense 3 application form to check the criteria, documents, cost and selection arrangements. 4. The cohort was announced for launch on 27 October 2026, which has now passed: ask Bpifrance whether late applications are still possible or when the next cohort opens. Consult a Capital OS expert to find out more about this aid and assess your company’s eligibility.
Timeline
The application page announced a start date of 27 October 2026 for the Défense 3 cohort and 18 months of support. That date has now passed: check whether a new cohort is planned. That date has now passed: check whether a new cohort is planned. That date has now passed: check whether a new cohort is planned. This date has passed: check directly with Bpifrance whether applications are still possible and when the next cohort is planned.
Key facts
- Funder
- Ministère des Armées et des anciens combattants
- Type of funding
- Grant
- Status
- Closed
- Maximum amount
- €28,100
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Funding rate
- 42%
- Automatically extracted — check the official source
- Closes
- 27 October 2026
- Geographic scope
- All of France
Frequently asked questions
Does the programme pay a grant to the company?
Not necessarily. It is first and foremost a support programme. Any coverage of the programme’s cost must be checked in the cohort’s conditions; it is not a free-use grant for the company’s investments.
Which companies can apply?
Points to confirm before applying: whether the company fits the programme’s theme, company size and maturity, the area or sector concerned, availability of the cohort and the selection criteria. The Défense 3 cohort application page announced a launch on 27 October 2026 and an 18-month programme with 38 days of consulting: a 12-day 360° diagnosis and 26 additional days according to the company’s priorities. The exact criteria must be confirmed in the cohort’s official information.
How can I find out the cost and dates?
Consult the official page and contact Bpifrance Conseil for the updated brochure, the remaining cost, the documents required and the selection timetable.
Official source
No official URL is available in our data for this grant.
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