Article 1 — General objectives and subject matter

1. This Regulation aims to enhance the technological leadership, innovation, readiness, long-term competitiveness, resilience, integration and preparedness of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB), ensuring the timely availability and supply of defence products and contributing to the recovery, reconstruction and modernisation of the Ukrainian Defence Technological and Industrial Base (the Ukrainian DTIB). 2. This Regulation establishes a budget for the period from 2025 to 2027 and the following: (1) the European Defence Industry Programme (the Programme), comprising measures for strengthening the competitiveness, responsiveness and ability of the EDTIB, as set out in Chapter II; (2) the Ukraine Support Instrument, a cooperation programme with Ukraine with a view to the recovery, reconstruction and modernisation of the Ukrainian DTIB, taking into account the possible future integration of the Ukrainian DTIB into the EDTIB, as set out in Chapter III; (3) a legal framework for European Defence Projects of Common Interest (EDPCIs), as set out in Chapter IV; (4) a European Military Sales Mechanism, as set out in Chapter V; (5) a legal framework for Structures for European Armament Programmes (SEAPs), as set out in Chapter VI; (6) a legal framework to prepare for and respond to the impact of supply crises on the internal market, as set out in Chapter VII, aimed at ensuring: (a) the security of supply of crisis-relevant products; and (b) the proper functioning of the internal market for defence products, including by preventing the emergence of obstacles to it. 3. This Regulation is without prejudice to each Member State having the sole responsibility for its national security, as provided for in Article 4(2) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and to the right of each Member State to protect the essential interests of its security, in accordance with Article 346 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).