Time to Accelerate European Defense Innovation 🚀
EDTH Defense Tech Days — London (1–8 October, 2026) is a flagship series of events bringing together 1,500+ defense innovators, industry leaders, government representatives, investors, and military stakeholders from the UK, Ukraine, and across Europe.
Learn more: https://eurodefense.tech/london-2026/
We'll kick off with our flagship London Defense Hackathon (October 1–4), bringing together ambitious engineers, founders, investors, Ukrainian frontline practitioners, and members of the UK military ahead of the Resilience Conference on October 5–6.
Come to find a potential co-founder, test an idea against real operational needs, and meet the people building and buying the next generation of defense technology!
Wanna come as a visitor? Join our EDTH Community here: https://community.eurodefense.tech/
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.
Visitors
If you’re curious about the outcomes and what the teams have built, you can join the Demo Day on Sunday as an EDTH Community visitor by selecting a Community Visitor ticket.
Not yet part of the EDTH Community?
Get free access to all EDTH Community events for one year, including hackathon demo days, webinars, networking sessions, and our flagship New Defense Summit
Sign up to become a member here: https://community.eurodefense.tech/
Agenda
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Kick-off Day
12:00 - Doors open, Networking
14:00 - Workshops, Team Formation, and Networking
17:00 - Presentation of Mentors and Challenges
18:00 - Start of Hacking
Friday, October 2, 2026
Hacking continues all day
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Hacking continues all day
Sunday, October 4, 2026
10:00 - Testing of Presentations
12:00 - Lunch Break, End of Hacking
Demo Day (Open to Visitors)
13:00 - Pitches of the winning teams
15:00 - Award Ceremony
15:30 - After-party & Networking
