European Defense Tech Hackathon – Berlin
Date: 2026-11-27 to 2026-11-29 · Location: Berlin · Organiser: European Defense Tech Hub
Time to accelerate European defense innovation. Join 200+ hackers from across Europe and beyond for the European Defense Tech Hackathon on November 27-29, 2026, in Berlin, Germany. Goal: bridge the gaps between technologists, the public sector, investors, and operators in dual-use and defense technology, and demonstrate the talent and drive of the European ecosystem. Get inspired by the prepared challenges or bring your own project, with feedback from people who have been on the frontline to ensure you are solving real problems — with the goal of putting you in a position to continue towards deployment. Focus: 10-15 challenges across domains concentrating on mission-critical defence and dual-use capabilities — autonomous and unmanned systems (UxS); counter-UAS and aerial threat mitigation; sensing, ISR and modular sensor systems; computer vision and edge AI for contested environments; electronic warfare and spectrum resilience; navigation and operation in GNSS-denied environments; secure communications and cyber-physical resilience; and scalable production, cost efficiency and deployment readiness. Visitors: no visitors during the hackathon itself — sign up as a visitor for the Sunday demo day to see what the teams built.