News
| Date | Title | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 24 May. 2024 |  |
DIANA opens new Regional Hub in Estonia, showcases new cutting-edge innovations On Friday (24 May 2024), NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) officially inaugurated its new Regional Hub in Tallinn, Estonia. |
| 26 Apr. 2024 |  | Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană visited West Lafayette, Indiana on Thursday (25 April 2024), where he toured Purdue University and visited the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy (KITD). |
| 14 Mar. 2024 |  |
DIANA, NATO’s innovation accelerator, doubles the size of its transatlantic network On Thursday (14 March 2024), NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) announced a major expansion of its transatlantic network of accelerator sites and test centres. |