News
| Date | Title | |
| 19 Mar. 2025 |  |
NATO Innovation Hackathon recognises advanced technologies for defence From 11 to 18 March 2025, NATO and the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) brought together more than 60 companies from across the Alliance to compete in the first NATO Innovation Hackathon. The aim was to uncover new technological solutions to improve intelligence gathering and Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAV) and electronic warfare system detection, including in degraded visual environments, such as at night. |
| 11 Dec. 2024 |  |
Over 70 companies chosen to join NATO’s 2025 accelerator programme for defence innovation On Wednesday (11 December 2024), NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) announced a new cohort of innovative companies that will join its accelerator programme in January 2025. |
| 23 Oct. 2024 |  |
In Estonia NATO Secretary General visits a multinational battlegroup protecting the Eastern Flank During his first trip to the Eastern Flank of the Alliance since taking office, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with Estonian President Alar Karis, Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, and visited Allied troops at Tapa Army Base. |
| 10 Sep. 2024 |  |
NATO DIANA announces companies chosen for the next phase of its accelerator programme On Tuesday (10 September), NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) named the ten start-ups selected for the next phase of the accelerator’s programme. Each of these innovators is developing a deep technology solution for one of three security challenges identified by NATO Allies: sensing and surveillance, energy resilience, and secure information sharing. The solutions they offer employ quantum devices, smart renewable energy platforms, underwater drones, and intelligent antennas for challenging environments. |
| 10 Jul. 2024 |  | On Wednesday (10 July 2024), NATO released its revised artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, which aims to accelerate the use of AI technologies within NATO in a safe and responsible way. |
| 10 Jul. 2024 | | On Wednesday (10 July 2024), NATO released its revised artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, which aims to accelerate the use of AI technologies within NATO in a safe and responsible way. |
| 01 Jul. 2024 |  |
DIANA, NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator, launches new challenges On Monday (1 July 2024), NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) launched its second set of defence and security challenges in need for innovative deep tech solutions. |
| 18 Jun. 2024 |  |
NATO Innovation Fund makes first investments in future deep technologies On Tuesday (18 June 2024), the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), the world’s first multi-sovereign venture capital fund, announced its first investments in four companies– ARX Robotics, Fractile AI, iCOMAT and Space Forge – proposing innovative solutions in novel materials and manufacturing, AI and robotics. The Fund is supporting four venture capital funds – Alpine Space Ventures, OTB Ventures, Join Capital and Vsquared Ventures – with expertise in deep technologies such as space tech, to quantum cryptography and AI. |
| 18 Jun. 2024 | |
NATO Innovation Fund makes first investments in future deep technologies On Tuesday (18 June 2024), the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), the world’s first multi-sovereign venture capital fund, announced its first investments in four companies– ARX Robotics, Fractile AI, iCOMAT and Space Forge – proposing innovative solutions in novel materials and manufacturing, AI and robotics. The Fund is supporting four venture capital funds – Alpine Space Ventures, OTB Ventures, Join Capital and Vsquared Ventures – with expertise in deep technologies such as space tech, to quantum cryptography and AI. |
| 06 Jun. 2024 |  |
NATO and Ukraine deepen innovation cooperation at the NATO-Ukraine Defence Innovators Forum On 4-6 June, NATO and Ukraine took further steps to enhance cooperation to address most pressing technological challenges in the defence and security. |