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 as part of Berlin Defense Tech Week 2026! 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 1) 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. 2) 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. 3) 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 - Team Formation, Open-ended Networking, and Start of Hacking 20:00 - Closing of the Venue Friday, July 10, 2026 8:00 - Opening of the Venue Hacking continues all day 24:00 - Closing of the Venue Saturday, July 11, 2026 08:00 - Opening of the Venue Hacking continues all day 24:00 - Closing of the Venue Sunday, July 12, 2026 08:00 - Opening of the Venue 10:00 - Testing of Presentations 12:00 - Lunch Break, End of Hacking Demo Day (Open to Visitors) 13:00 - Pitches of the teams 15:30 - Award Ceremony 16:00 - After-party & Networking ​Berlin Defense Tech Week 2026 Berlin Defense Tech Week brings together founders, engineers, operators, investors, policymakers, industry leaders, and military personnel from across Europe for a week of events focused on the future of defense and security. Taking place during the final plenary week of the German Bundestag before the summer recess, it creates the density needed for meaningful collaboration, rapid feedback, and new partnerships across the European defense ecosystem. Learn more: https://eurodefense.tech/berlin-2026/