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Subject matter and scope This Regulation establishes the Security Action For Europe (SAFE) through the Reinforcement of the European Defence Industry Instrument (the ‘SAFE instrument’) providing financial assistance to Member States, enabling them to carry out urgent and major public investments in support of the European defence industry in response to the current crisis situation. This Regulation sets out the conditions and procedures for the provision to, and implementation by, Member States of the financial assistance under the SAFE instrument, and lays down the rules on simplified and accelerated common procurement procedures for the acquisition of defence products and other products for defence purposes belonging to the following categories:

(a) category one: ammunition and missiles; artillery systems, including deep precision strike capabilities; ground combat capabilities and their support systems, including soldier equipment and infantry weapons; small drones (NATO class 1) and related anti-drone systems; critical infrastructure protection; cyber; and military mobility including counter-mobility;

(b) category two: air and missile defence systems; maritime surface and underwater capabilities; drones other than small drones (NATO class 2 and 3) and related anti-drone systems; strategic enablers such as, but not limited to, strategic airlift, air-to-air refuelling, C4ISTAR systems as well as space assets and services; space assets protection; artificial intelligence and electronic warfare.