Building breakthrough tech with both civilian and defence potential? NATO DIANA is closing their challenge call for 2026 already on July 11!
DIANA is the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic, an organisation established by NATO to find and accelerate dual-use innovation capacity across the Alliance.
The ten challenge areas DIANA will be asking innovators to submit proposals to are:
Energy and Power
Advanced Communication Technologies
Contested Electromagnetic Environments
Human Resilience and Biotechnologies
Critical Infrastructure and Logistics
Operations in Extreme Environments
Maritime Operations
Resilient Space Operations
Autonomy and Unmanned Systems
Data Assisted Decision Making
What selected companies receive: 🎯 Access to 180+ test centres 🎯 6 months of tailored support 🎯 €100,000 in contractual funding per company
📢 Whether you are working on AI, secure comms, autonomous systems, or energy resilience - take your chance to build your idea on the global stage.