EUDIS Defence Hackathon 2026

The EUDIS Defence Hackathon 2026 is a multi‑site hackathon focussing on defence, cybersecurity and resilient data transmission, held in several European countries including a local event in Linköping, Sweden. Teams pick one of three challenges (navigation without GNSS; coordination of autonomous swarms; a Saab local challenge) and work on solutions during a 2.5‑day in‑person event. Participants receive mentoring from industry, university and innovation ecosystem experts, and winning teams split a prize pool and may be invited to a mentoring programme. Participants retain ownership of intellectual property they develop during the hackathon.

Mentoring from industry, university and innovation experts; prize money (three winning teams split €10,000); invitation to EUDIS Mentoring Program for the winning team; participants retain IP rights.

Applicants must be 18+ years old, citizens of EU member states, Norway or Ukraine, able to participate on-site for the full duration and join as part of a team (minimum two members). Identification documents will be checked on-site.

Pre-register and apply via the provided application form; selected teams are invited to attend on-site in Linköping for the full event. Teams must register all active members through the form.