INNOFENSE — Dual-Use Defense Innovation Grant
Helps Continuous defensetech startup grant co-funded by MAFAT and IIA for dual-use through the INNOFENSE DualUse Defense Innovation Grant.
INNOFENSE is a dual-use defense innovation grant administered by MAFAT — Israel's Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D), the joint administrative R&D body of Israel's Ministry of Defense and the Israel Defense Forces. MAFAT employs approximately 1,000 personnel across five major subdivisions covering military R&D, science and technology, missile defense, UAV administration, and s…
Dual-use defense innovation grants for Israeli startups developing technology applicable to both defense and civilian markets, spanning AI, cyber, autonomous systems, robotics, aerospace, space, and marine domains.
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