to foster the competitiveness, efficiency and innovation capacity of the defence industry throughout the Union, which contributes to the Union's strategic autonomy, by supporting actions in their development phase;
cumas iomaíochais, éifeachtúlacht agus nuálaíochta an tionscail cosanta a chothú ar fud an Aontais, rud a rannchuideoidh le huathriail straitéiseach an Aontais Eorpaigh trí thacú le bearta le linn a gcéime forbartha;