# Export control issues delay Brave Norway funding calls

- Source: Nordic Defence Sector (https://nordicdefencesector.com)
- Canonical URL: https://nordicdefencesector.com/en/article/export-control-issues-delay-brave-norway-funding-calls
- Published: 2026-09-25
- Author: Daniel Trangeled
- Type: News · Section: Industry · Country: norway
- Language: en (original)
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- Primary source: https://www.ffi.no/aktuelt/nyheter/internasjonale-utlysninger-gjennom-brave1-er-forsinket
- Tags: brave norway, brave1, norge, ukraina, ffi, export control, ministry of defence ukraine, defence technology, ukraine, norway, defence innovation

> Brave1, Ukraine's defence innovation platform, warns that international funding calls may be delayed. This includes the Norwegian-Ukrainian Brave Norway programme. Export control rules require individual approval for every application. Brave Norway stresses that nothing has been stopped, only delayed. Ukraine and Brave1 are working on a faster, reporting-based model.

![Norwegian and Ukrainian Flags](https://imagedelivery.net/XO8UY-c6-LfWgEjQsN8IQw/117f9a77-b3be-4a34-0a9e-2e79447ecf00/public)
*Norwegian and Ukrainian Flags · The Armed Forces of Ukraine*

**Ukraine's defence innovation platform Brave1 [has told](https://www.ffi.no/aktuelt/nyheter/internasjonale-utlysninger-gjennom-brave1-er-forsinket) partners that planned international funding calls may be delayed. This includes the Norwegian-Ukrainian Brave Norway programme, according to FFI.**

Brave1 says the cause is export control. According to the organisation, a planned transfer of Brave1's operations to Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has been put on hold. International cooperation must therefore still follow ordinary export control rules. Every application involving shared defence technology information needs individual approval. Each permit can take up to 60 days.

Brave Norway [was launched](https://nordicdefencesector.com/en/article/norway-and-ukraine-launch-defense-technology-cooperation) in October 2025 with EUR 10 million from each country, as previously reported by NDS.

According to Brave 1, Ukrainian authorities and the organisation are working on a reporting-based model to replace the current application system. Brave1 says the aim is faster processing while keeping government control.

— Nothing has been stopped, only delayed, Brave Norway said in the statement published by FFI.

Brave Norway acknowledged that Norwegian companies face significant deviations from timelines FFI had previously communicated.

![Forsvarets forsknings­institutt, FFI](https://imagedelivery.net/XO8UY-c6-LfWgEjQsN8IQw/bb9354dc-709a-4ce9-ece1-50bdc3845e00/public)
*Forsvarets forsknings­institutt, FFI*

## FAQ

**Why are Brave Norway's international funding calls being delayed?**

The delays stem from export control issues affecting Ukraine's Brave1 platform, which oversees the Norwegian-Ukrainian Brave Norway programme. Brave1 told partners international funding calls may be postponed. Brave Norway confirmed Norwegian companies face significant deviations from previously communicated timelines, though nothing has been cancelled. Last fact-checked: 2026-09-25.

**What is causing the export control problem within Brave1?**

A planned transfer of Brave1's operations to Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has been put on hold, according to Brave1. This means international cooperation must still follow ordinary export control rules, requiring individual approval for every application involving shared defence technology information. Last fact-checked: 2026-09-25.

**How long can export control permits take under the current system?**

Each export control permit can take up to 60 days under the current application system, Brave1 says. Ukrainian authorities and Brave1 are now developing a reporting-based model intended to speed processing while maintaining government control over shared defence technology information. Last fact-checked: 2026-09-25.

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