Kyiv Showcases Armament Projects for SAFE – the EU’s €150 B-plus Defence Loan Facility

Venue: meeting of EU defence-policy directors (Defence Readiness Task-Force)
Ukrainian delegate: First Deputy Defence Minister Serhii Boiev
Core pitch: package of industrial projects able to feed Ukraine’s front-line needs and plug critical EU capability gaps through 2030.

“Our proposal is dual-purpose: keep Ukraine armed today and expand Europe’s own production base tomorrow,” — Serhii Boiev

Cluster	Indicative output (2026–2030)	Partnership options
Unmanned aerial systems (UAV)	• Loitering munitions • Recon & EW-resilient drones	Joint assembly lines in UA + one EU state
Precision rockets & missiles	• 150–300 km class systems • Air-defence interceptors	Licensing with two EU member states
155 mm & 152 mm ammunition	• Modular charges • Smart-fuse shells	Public–private consortia with Baltic manufacturers

EU delegations signalled particular interest in the UAV and missile tracks.

Budget envelope: up to €150 bn in long-term loans (Council decision, 27 May 2025).
Advance draw-down: up to 15 % of each loan for urgent orders.
Eligibility formula: at least two partners in every procurement, e.g.
- two EU member states or
- one member state + Ukraine or
- member state + EEA/EFTA country.
European preference rule: ≥ 65 % of component value must originate in the EU, EEA/EFTA or Ukraine.
Disbursement window: through 2030; repayment over 45 years.

SAFE is designed to slash lead-times, back “Europe-first” supply chains and close critical capability gaps exposed by the war in Ukraine.

Submission of Ukraine-EU joint application outlining production sites, tech transfer plans and value-chain localisation.
Council review – approval triggers initial disbursement.
Mixed Commission to refine work-share, permit exchange and export-control alignment.

Boiev underlined that securing multi-year contracts will stabilise Ukraine’s defence-industrial workforce and dovetail with EU rearmament targets.