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From aides-entreprises.fr — national grants and calls for company creation, innovation and export · checked 14 Nov 2026
Def'Avance Export (formerly Article 90 procedure)
Def'Avance Export
Rolling
Loan
France
Permanent programme
Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) / Bpifrance · Def'Avance Export
- Closes
- No deadline
- Who can apply
- SMEs, Micro companies, Startups, Large companies
- Open to applicants from
- France
What this call funds
Repayable advance for French defence industrial companies (SMEs, mid-caps and large firms) financing industrialisation of war materiel for export, including adaptation of existing equipment, series production means and export-related commercialisation costs. It covers 60% of eligible costs (65% in some cases), with a two-year interest-free period, and requires the equipment to reach at least TRL6 and be manufactured in France. No closing date is stated on the page.
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The call in detail
- Funder
- Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) / Bpifrance
- Programme
- Def'Avance Export
- Type
- Loan, a permanent programme
- Funding rate
- Up to 60% of eligible costs
- Eligible applicants
- SMEs, Micro companies, Startups, Large companies
- Eligible countries
- France
- Startup relevance
- Low
- Source
- aides-entreprises.fr — national grants and calls for company creation, innovation and export
- Official page
- https://aides-entreprises.fr/aides/12852
Earlier rounds and changes
| Recorded | What changed | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2026 | First listed here | Already listed when the source was first read |
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