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EU Rapid Deployment Capacity
Modular EU force of up to 5,000 troops for rapid crisis response.
The EU Rapid Deployment Capacity is a modular military instrument of up to 5,000 troops, comprising modified EU Battlegroups and national modules across land, air, maritime, space and cyber domains. Established under the Strategic Compass, it reached full operational capability in 2025 to enable swift EU crisis response outside its borders.
Program detail
- Agency
- European External Action Service
- Acronym
- EU RDC
- Budget
- Funded via Member States and EPF
- Phase
- Active
- Domain
- Multi-domain
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- What is EU Rapid Deployment Capacity?
- The EU Rapid Deployment Capacity is a modular military instrument of up to 5,000 troops, comprising modified EU Battlegroups and national modules across land, air, maritime, space and cyber domains. Established under the Strategic Compass, it reached full operational capability in 2025 to enable swift EU crisis response outside its borders.
- Which agency runs EU Rapid Deployment Capacity?
- EU Rapid Deployment Capacity is run by European External Action Service and is also known as EU RDC.
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EU Rapid Deployment Capacity became operational in 2025, providing a force of up to 5,000 troops
European External Action Service: Common Security and Defence Policy: EU Rapid Deployment Capacity becomes operationalReported2025-05-20