October 30, 2026
80+
experts, matched to your milestones
30+
military units
$60M+
raised by the founders in the room
100+
investors
1:1
with prime founders and CEOs
NATO
(EU & US) institutional access
Programme terms
Cohort
Duration
Format
Grant
You today
A working prototype at TRL 4+ and a team that knows the technology.
No answers yet to what a customer asks first: who validated it, who buys it, who owns the IP, what it costs to build a hundred.
You in four months

Layered protection from airborne threats
Technologies that improve the detection, tracking and coordinated countering of unmanned aerial threats and guided aerial bombs.
Multisensor detection
Local protection
Interceptor launch and guidance
Guided aerial bomb countermeasures
Resilient communications and navigation
Technologies that maintain control, telemetry, data exchange and navigation when primary communication links or satellite positioning are degraded or unavailable.
Stationary and portable relays
Airborne relays
Multichannel communications
Remote-control infrastructure
Alternative navigation
Faster response and operational readiness
Technologies that reduce the time between receiving verified target information and activating an appropriate response.
Ready-to-activate systems
Target allocation and data integration
Long-duration remote observation
Precision and autonomy for unmanned and guided systems
Onboard modules and software that improve detection, guidance, autonomous operation and coordination while reducing dependence on continuous operator control and satellite positioning.
Onboard detection and tracking
Guidance and terminal correction
Laser designation
Safe degraded-mode behaviour
Guided aerial bomb countermeasures
Multi-system coordination
Robotic systems for hazardous tasks and human physical support
Robotic and human-support technologies that reduce the need for people to enter high-risk environments and decrease physical strain during demanding tasks.
Mission-specific ground robotics
Remote equipment servicing
System recovery
Passive exoskeletons
Active physical support
Next-horizon technologies
Emerging technologies with a working demonstrator and the potential to create new defence capabilities or remove major limitations of existing systems.
Advanced energy
Autonomous sensing and communications
Directed-energy technologies
Other transformative solutions
Active physical support
Modules, components and subsystems for existing platforms
Integration-ready technologies that replace unavailable or unreliable components, remove defined technical constraints or add new capabilities to existing defence systems.
Control and onboard computing
Communications and navigation
Power systems
Propulsion and actuation
Ground equipment and diagnostics

Military validation
military relevance
practitioner feedback
field days
validation evidence
procurement pathways
Business track
business model
unit economics
governance and IP
investor materials
fundraising
Product & R&D
We bring
You leave with
Validation & Procurement
We bring
You leave with
Company & Capital
We bring
You leave with
Production & Global Markets
We bring
You leave with
Faster processes, less routine.
More output with the same resources.
Faster decisions, smarter workflows.
AI R&D
Swift development and better decision making.
Acceleration of product innovation development.
Faster technology testing.
Executive Roundtables
Learn directly from experienced industry leaders and build up your network
Direct access to C-level expertise
Practical insights from real cases
Warm industry connections

Oleksandr Kharkovets
Commander of the Alter Ego Battalion, first UGV unit of the 93rd Brigade "Kholodny Yar

Roman Pohorilyi
Military analyst, co-founder of DeepState, Leading OSINT expert in battlefield

Anna Gustova
Strategic Advisor of Innovations & Development to the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces

Anatolii Khrapchynskyi
Air Force Reserve Officer · EW Expert · Director of Development, Defence Industry Company

Ivan Kaunov
Co-Founder & CEO, Buntar Aerospace · Ukrainian new-gen defence entrepreneur & MilTech expert

Martin Valovsky
Founding Partner, Baryon Investment Fund

Nicholas MacGowan von Holstein
Founding Partner, Bifrost Defence

Niels Vejrup Carlsen
Founding Partner, Final Frontier VC

Vijay Sekhara
Ex-Program Director, ScaleWolf Accelerator & NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator 'DIANA'

Maksym Levkivskyi
Defence Technology Executive, Product Development & Systems Engineering Expert

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What we evaluate
Challenge relevance
Technology readiness
Product advantage
Team capability
Validation and integration potential
Acceleration potential
How it works
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Application
02
Eligibility & relevance review
03
Technical & business review
Yes. Complete systems, software, modules, components and subsystems are eligible if they meet the programme’s readiness and relevance requirements.
Can teams apply with software, modules or components rather than a complete system?
How much time should a team commit?
Is the grant guaranteed?
Are integrations, procurement contracts or investment guaranteed?
How is application information handled?
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