​Time to Accelerate European Defense Innovation 🚀

​Join us and 200+ hackers from all across Europe and beyond for the European Defense Tech Hackathon on June 12-14, 2026, in Paris, France, right before Eurosatory.

​We're thrilled to co-organize this hackathon with the team behind the Adopt AI Summit (Dec 3-4, 2026, at Grand Palais)—matching AI expertise with real-world deployment needs in the defense sector.

​​​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.

​Challenges

​​We'll focus on solving urgent security challenges: stopping Shahed-class and fiber-optic drones, tracking targets across messy sensor setups, and keeping systems working when everything is jammed.

​Think low-cost sensing, AI that can tell what’s coming and where it’s going, and interceptor logic that goes from detection to action.

​Comms that don’t rely on infrastructure, making sense of data from everywhere—RF, cameras, thermal, you name it—and autonomy that actually reduces operator load.

​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

​Friday, June 12, 2026

​Kick-off Day

​12:00 - Doors open, Networking

​13:00 - Welcome by Organizers, Keynote

​14:00 - Workshops, Team Formation, and Open-ended Networking

​17:00 - Presentation of Mentors and Challenges

​18:00 - Start of Hacking

​Saturday, June 13, 2026

​Hacking continues all day

​Sunday, June 14, 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