Uplift360 awarded Multi-Year Framework Agreement by Luxembourg Directorate of Defence to secure European supply chain for Advanced Materials
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Uplift360, an advanced materials company, will secure a sovereign supply chain to bolster European resilience and reliability.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 9 July 2026
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg : Following NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte launching a multinational project on defence critical raw materials at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum, advanced materials company Uplit360 has announced the award of a multi-year framework agreement with the Luxembourg Directorate of Defence (DOD). Under the arrangement, Uplift360 will strengthen Europe’s sovereign supply of advanced materials by producing high-performance materials from European only sources, reducing exposure to geopolitical shocks and supply chain disruption.
The NATO Summit underscores that Europe is rearming at an unprecedented pace and that Europe’s security not only depends on military capability but also on industrial resilience. Through this framework agreement, Uplift360 will act as strategic materials partner to the Luxembourg DOD, building intelligence on advanced material and platform requirements, increasing production capability and developing new technologies and systems for secure material supply.
By producing high-performance materials from existing European sources and enabling their rapid integration into aerospace and defence platforms, Uplift360 will fortify Europe’s sovereign industrial base and allow industry to scale at the pace of requirement.
Through its eight-year partnership with Uplift360, Luxembourg DOD is delivering on its Defence Industrial Strategy and the multinational Defence Critical Raw Materials high visibility project signed at the NATO Summit Defence Investment Forum, supporting the growth of its sovereign, innovative and secure defence sector. Through the combination of Uplift360’s revolutionary chemical process and advanced material expertise, the company will turbocharge the rate at which industry can operate with a strengthened supply chain – a model which could be replicated across NATO as the company scales its capabilities across Europe.
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Sam Staincliffe, Co-Founder & CEO of Uplift360, said:
“Demand for advanced materials will only continue to increase across NATO Europe. The Alliance requires continent-wide supply chain resilience which our framework agreement with Luxembourg DOD advances. Over the next decade, we will scale advanced materials production, ensuring industry keeps pace with operational demand.”
Yuriko Backes, Luxembourg Minister of Defence, said:
“Robust supply chains are the bedrock of our necessary defence industrial ramp-up. Our defence readiness depends on it. With this multi-year framework agreement, Luxembourg is fostering innovation, maximising resource efficiency all while contributing to our resilience and environmental protection.”
Ari Kristinn Jónsson, President of NATO Innovation Fund, said:
“This framework agreement represents exactly the kind of capabilities we set out to enable when we backed Uplift360. We knew we were funding an important breakthrough technology, as Uplift360 is addressing a real vulnerability in Europe's advanced materials supply chain. We are therefore happy and proud to see that translate into delivering capabilities that strengthens NATO's industrial base. The decisive action of Luxembourg's Directorate of Defence shows what is achieved when breakthrough technologies and government demand move together.”
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About Uplift360:
Uplift360 is an advanced materials company securing sovereign supply for Europe’s defence, security, and vital industries. The company secures and produces critical advanced materials, including carbon fibre and aramids, for European defence and industry by sourcing, recovering and regenerating high-value materials into secure industrial supply chains. As geopolitical instability, supply chain fragility and industrial competition intensify, access to advanced materials is becoming a defining strategic advantage. Uplift360 builds the infrastructure and technology required to secure it.
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