# EU allocates €168.2 million to expand missile and ammunition component production The Commission expects eight projects covering rocket motors, explosives and other components to mobilize €1.26 billion in industrial investment. Published 2026-10-22 by TGOs. Canonical: https://tgos.io/news/2026/10/22/eu-allocates-168-2-million-to-expand-missile-and/ The European Commission announced €168.2 million in allocations on Oct. 14 to expand production of components used in missiles, drones and ammunition.[1] The Commission expects the projects to mobilize €1.26 billion in industrial investment.[1] It expects that investment to support production at 17 sites across 14 EU member states and Norway.[1] These are the first eight projects under the European Defence Industry Programme’s Industrial Reinforcement Action pillar, which has more than €700 million allocated to it.[1] They come from the pillar's first call dedicated to energetic components, which builds on the Act in Support of Ammunition Production, an emergency instrument addressing immediate production bottlenecks.[1] Two projects have allocations of €30 million each: ROCMAN, for solid fuel rocket motors for missiles, and THUNDER, for military-grade TNT.[2] Other allocations cover military-grade nitrocellulose, loitering munition warheads and explosives, small turbojet engines for missiles and drones, 155mm base bleed and small-calibre cartridges.[2] ## Why it matters From 2027, the Commission expects the projects to reduce manufacturing times by up to 90%.[1] It also expects them to enable annual production of 200,000 loitering munition warheads, among other outputs.[1] ## Sources 1. European Commission, Commission allocates €168.2 million to boost Europe's defence production under the European Defence Industry Programme, Oct. 14, 2026 2. European Commission, EDIP IRA results factsheet, October 2026