European Defense Tech Hackathon – Berlin
Time to Accelerate European Defense Innovation
Join us and 200+ hackers from all across Europe and beyond for the European Defense Tech Hackathon on July 9-12, 2026, in Berlin, Germany.
Wanna come as a visitor? Join our EDTH Community here: https://community.eurodefense.tech/
Connect with fellow defense innovators, meet potential co-founders, and build projects with real-world impact that could save lives.
We’ll bring challenges rooted in pressing defense and security problems, and you’re welcome to bring your own ideas.
Throughout the event, you’ll get hands-on guidance from seasoned mentors—and after the hackathon, we’ll help you take your project closer to real-world deployment 🚀
Goals
- Solve urgent defense and security challenges: Each hackathon features a fresh set of challenges sourced directly from frontline partners in Ukraine, the EU, and across NATO—driven by real needs, not theory.
- Launch new careers and companies: Whether you're breaking into the defense sector or building your own product and company, we connect you with jobs, funding, and pathways toward real-world deployment.
- Strengthen Europe through defense innovation: Here is where Europe's top talent meets the most pressing threats. By building and shipping, we demonstrate what a fast, capable, and resilient European defense ecosystem looks like.
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, July 9, 2026
Kick-off Day
12:00 - Doors open, Networking
13:00 - Program
14:00 - Workshops, Team Formation, and Open-ended Networking
17:00 - Presentation of Mentors and Challenges
18:00 - Start of Hacking
Friday, July 10, 2026
Hacking continues all day
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Hacking continues all day
Sunday, July 12, 2026
10:00 - Testing of Presentations
12:00 - Lunch Break, End of Hacking
Demo Day (Open to Visitors)
13:00 - Pitches of the teams
15:00 - Award Ceremony
15:30 - After-party & Networking
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