Hackathon In 3 weeks
November
Friday
to Sun 29 November 2026 · Berlin time
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Time to Accelerate European Defense Innovation 🚀
Join us and 200+ hackers from all across Europe and beyond for the European Defense Tech Hackathon on November 27-29 2026, in Berlin, Germany!
The event will run through our EDTH event platform — apply directly here to find the agenda, challenges, and team formation: https://events.eurodefense.tech/european-defense-tech-hackathon-berlin-2
Goal
We want to bridge the gaps between technologists, the public sector, investors, and operators in dual-use and defense technology. This hackathon will demonstrate the talent and drive of the European ecosystem.
Get inspired by the challenges we have prepared, or feel free to bring your own project. You'll get feedback from folks who have been on the frontline to ensure you're solving real problems.
Our goal with the hackathon is to put you in a position to continue towards deployment.
Focus
The hackathon will feature 10-15 challenges across domains, concentrating on mission-critical defence and dual-use capabilities relevant to Europe’s strategic and operational needs, including:
Autonomous & Unmanned Systems (UxS)
Counter-UAS & Aerial Threat Mitigation
Sensing, ISR & Modular Sensor Systems
Computer Vision & Edge AI for contested environments
Electronic Warfare (EW) & spectrum resilience
Navigation, positioning & operation in GNSS-denied environments
Secure communications & cyber-physical resilience
Scalable production, cost efficiency & deployment readiness
Participants are welcome to work on prepared challenges or propose their own projects, provided they align with these focus areas and address real operational constraints.
Visitors
To give participants time and space to focus on their projects, we'll have no visitors during the hackathon. If you're curious about the outcomes and what the teams have built, please sign up as a visitor for our demo day on Sunday.
Full text on Luma .
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