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Fostering Defense Innovation for European Sovereignty | https://eurodefense.tech/
Last month, we hosted our first joint drone-building workshop with DroneAid Collective at our Munich Hackathon 🚀

And we’re not slowing down.

Together with DroneAid Collective, we’re bringing a drone workshop to Amsterdam this Friday as part of our next hackathon!

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Every Drone Counts for Europe’s Sovereignty | DroneAid Collective
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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March 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🚨 How do you find jamming devices?

At the European Defense Tech Hackathon 2025 this February in Munich, Keno Hanken and his team tackled this challenge head-on by filtering out noise, capturing semantics, and analyzing signal patterns

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How Do You Find Jamming Devices on the Battlefield? | Keno Hanken
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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March 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🚨 Next stop: Amsterdam!

After an incredible Uncrewed Systems Meetup in January, we’re now preparing for something even bigger:

the European Defense Tech Hackathon in Amsterdam on March 28-30
March 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Today marks three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine

A war that is not only about Ukraine's sovereignty.
February 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
With 450+ registrations, the European Defense Tech Hackathon in Munich next week is completely sold out! 🦾🔥

Looking forward to an incredible event!
February 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Join us for the Virtual Fireside Chat: Israeli x European Defense Tech next week: lu.ma/1ndu5a7c

Co-organized with ASymmetry Club, we'll bring the European & Israeli Defense Tech ecosystems together and learn from the best about the latest in defense tech – from drone autonomy to counter-drone
Virtual Fireside Chat: Israeli x European Defense Tech · Zoom · Luma
Kicking off 2025 with a Killer Webinar! Join us as we kickstart the European & Israeli Defense Tech ecosystem with an alliance that fosters defense innovation,…
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January 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🚨 Work on some of the most pressing challenges of our times – join 200+ hackers this February for the European Defense Tech Hackathon in Munich: eurodefense.tech/munich

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Europe's Largest Defense Tech Hackathon Returns to Munich
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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January 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🚀 We're thrilled to welcome Quantum Systems as a long-term partner!

From our first Munich hackathon, they've been a constant supporter, be it organizing a defense tech meetup in Berlin or providing top-notch mentorship at our Paris hackathon
January 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🚨 Kickstarting the New Year with the Uncrewed Systems Meetup in Amsterdam

How can we build a robust ecosystem for uncrewed systems in the Netherlands while fostering international collaboration?

📅 Date: 28 January
📍 Location: Amsterdam
🔗 Register here: lu.ma/js4z3yjx
Amsterdam Uncrewed Systems Meetup · Luma
Building A Stronger Europe How do we build a strong ecosystem for uncrewed systems in the Netherlands while strengthening international collaboration? On 28…
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January 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"In what amounted to a smaller-scale proof of concept for the recent combined-arms robot assault, a Ukrainian ground robot cleared a Russian trench in Kursk Oblast in western Russian back in September."

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Ukraine’s All-Robot Assault Force Just Won Its First Battle
That Ukraine even needs so many unmanned weapons points to a deep manpower shortage.
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December 23, 2024 at 2:53 PM
@benjaminwolba.bsky.social is a co-founder of the European Defense Tech Hub (EDTH), a network for defense innovation in Europe, to get more innovators to the space

Learn more about why defense tech is not just about killer drones and what's next for EDTH in 2025:

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Building a Network for Defense Innovation in Europe | Benjamin Wolba from EDTH
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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December 16, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Thomas Bernaudon is the co-founder and CEO of Zephtech, a stealth startup working on smart weaponry

As a mentor at our Paris Defense Tech Hackathon in November 2024, he could tell first-hand what happens when 170 hackers get together to tackle real problems:

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Why Europe Needs More Defense Startups | Thomas Bernaudon from Zephtech
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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December 16, 2024 at 8:58 AM
Learn more about why it's important to support Ukraine, how unmanned systems and drones can help save human lives, and why there is no bigger impact right now than working on robotics and defense innovations from Kyrylo, an engineering recruiter at Quantum Systems and Ukrainian

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Why the Is No Bigger Impact Than Working on Defense | Kyrylo Kozhemiakin From Quantum Systems
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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December 12, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Madis Koplimäe is a Special Programs Manager at DefSecIntel Solutions, and he was one of the mentors at our Paris Defense Tech Hackathon with 170+ hackers in November 2024!

Learn more about why we need more engineers and startups to push defense innovations forward:

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How Startups Push New Ideas in Defense Innovation | Madis Koplimäe From DefSecIntel Solutions
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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December 11, 2024 at 9:52 AM
The Paris Defense Tech Hackathon 2024 gathered 170+ builders from all across Europe, addressing a broad range of challenges:

How about building underwater reconnaissance systems, intercepting Shahed drones and helicopters, or swarm coordination in GPS-denied environments?

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What Are You Building? | Paris Defense Tech Hackathon 2024
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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December 9, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Max Makarchuk is the Head of AI at BRAVE1, a Ukrainian state-backed accelerator striving to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the best technology possible

We were very excited to partner with BRAVE1 and have Max as a mentor at our Paris Defense Tech Hackathon

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Providing New Tech for the Ukrainian Armed Forces | Max Makarchuk From BRAVE1
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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December 9, 2024 at 8:18 AM
The Paris Defense Tech Hackathon is a wrap – here's an overview blog post on how it turned out:

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Paris Defense Tech Hackathon - European Defense Tech Hub
The Paris Defense Tech Hackathon gathered 170+ participants at the end of November 2024 to work on the most pressing challenges of our times
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December 5, 2024 at 3:18 PM
We did it again: Last weekend, we organized Europe's largest Defense Tech Hackathon in Paris with 170+ participants and 34 projects 🚀

#EDTH #European #DefenseTech #Hackathon
December 3, 2024 at 8:06 AM
We don't have prize money at our hackathons. But we have priceless mentors who have brought products to the market and solutions to the frontline
November 30, 2024 at 4:19 PM
🚨 Game on for the Paris Defense Tech Hackathon with our kick-off yesterday
November 30, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Jeffrey Saunders, CTO of The National Defence Technology Centre of Denmark, joined us as a mentor for the Copenhagen Defense Tech Hackathon

Learn more about why it's important to foster the defense innovation ecosystem in Europe:

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What It Takes to Foster the Defense Innovation Ecosystem in Europe | Jeffrey Saunders
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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November 28, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Colin MacLeod, co-founder and CEO of the British startup Mutable Tactics, joined us as a mentor for the Copenhagen Defense Tech Hackathon

Learn more about why Colin switched from working on climate tech to defense tech, and why defense is such an important topic to work on

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Why Defense Is Such an Important Topic to Work On | Colin MacLeod
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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November 27, 2024 at 7:29 AM
Three days to go, and we've already hit 250+ registrations on Luma for the European Defense Tech Hackathon in Paris 🦾

🚨 This is your final call to join us as a hacker or visitor:
paris.eurodefense.tech
November 26, 2024 at 4:08 PM
The Copenhagen Defense Tech Hackathon 2024 gathered 100+ builders from all across Europe, working on a broad range of challenges with the potential to save lives:

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What Are You Building? | Copenhagen Defense Tech Hackathon 2024
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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November 25, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Aske Nerup, Major from the Danish Ministry of Defence, joined us as a mentor and juror last weekend for our Copenhagen Defense Tech Hackathon

Learn more about the need for defense innovation and how a hackathon like ours can advance it:

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The Need for Innovation on the Battlefield
YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub
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November 21, 2024 at 1:38 PM