European Defense Tech Hub (EDTH)

Fostering European sovereignty — one drone at a time 🦾

🔧 Build real FPV drones (7-inch and 10-inch)
🎯 Learn electronics, mechanics, and how to make Europe a safer place
🇺🇦 And the best part: the drones we build are sent to Ukraine to support their defense

YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub Every Drone Counts for Europe’s Sovereignty | DroneAid Collective

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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Sign up for one of our future hackathons here:

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To those considering joining a defense tech hackathon: just try it out.

Whether you're a junior, a senior, or even a high schooler, there’s room for everyone to learn, innovate, and push the boundaries of what’s possible!

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💡 Data & AI can make a huge impact in defense

Our hackathons provide a first look into the defense sector, a chance to make meaningful connections, and, most importantly, an opportunity to contribute to helping Ukraine win this war!

YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub How Do You Find Jamming Devices on the Battlefield? | Keno Hanken

🚨 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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European Defense Tech Hackathon – Amsterdam · Luma Time to Accelerate European Defense Innovation After organizing three large defense tech hackathons in 2024, the mission continues: To bring more innovators in…

Join us end of March: lu.ma/wl9nwnq2

⚡️ Want to shape the future of defense innovation?

Whether you want to partner, mentor, or participate, we’d love to hear from you — sign up on Luma or reach out to us directly 🦾

This wouldn't be possible without the strong support by our hackathon partners NUNC Capital, BSS Holland, DeltaQuad, Nordic Air Defence, Keen Venture Partners, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, and our co-organizers Avalor AI, DroneAid Collective, and Inflection

This isn’t just a standalone hackathon — it’s part of the Global Defense Tech Hackathon Series with BRAVE1, Ukraine's platform for defense innovation 🦾

Bring your own project or work on real-world challenges we’ve prepared — from counter-drone tech to GNSS-denied navigation, electronic warfare, demining, and more

👉 Already 150+ registered participants — developers, engineers, and innovators ready to hack for defense

👉 Top-tier mentors — industry experts, military veterans, and tech leaders offering guidance

👉 Prototyping equipment — build hardware, test systems, and turn ideas into reality

🚨 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

And that is why Europe must accelerate the development of cutting-edge defense technologies and why we established the European Defense Tech Hub in 2024.

Human rights, security, and stability cannot be taken for granted!

Our commitment to Ukraine remains steadfast.

As Europeans, we have a moral and strategic imperative to strengthen our collective defense and ensure we have the means to protect our values, freedoms, and people—not just today but for the future.

It is a fight for liberty, democracy, and the right to self-determination.

It is a stand against tyranny.

And a defense of the very principles that underpin a free and peaceful world and that borders cannot be redrawn by force.

Today marks three years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine

A war that is not only about Ukraine's sovereignty.

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P.S. This is just the beginning – check out our event calendar on Luma (lu.ma/eurodefenset...) and secure your spot already for:

📍 Amsterdam – March 28-30
📍 Warsaw – April 11-13
📍 Vilnius – May 4-6

With 450+ registrations, the European Defense Tech Hackathon in Munich next week is completely sold out! 🦾🔥

Looking forward to an incredible event!

We welcome as our speakers
​ - Simon Brünjes, Director of Programmes at @HelsingAI
​ - @ericsles, General Partner @201vc_
​ - Yiftach Richter, CTO & Co-Founder R2 Wireless
​⁨ - Yurii Stasinchuk⁩, CEO and Co-Founder of FoxFour

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,…

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

YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub Europe's Largest Defense Tech Hackathon Returns to Munich

🚨 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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A huge thank you to Matthias Lehna, Kyrylo K, and the entire Quantum Systems team for your unwavering support and belief in what we're building

The Future is Unmanned – and together, we'll inspire more people to build the stuff that truly matters 🚀

🚀 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

They’ll share insights alongside leaders from venture capital and the industry into how we can work toward a safer, stronger, and more sovereign Europe 🦾

Join us for networking, exchanging ideas, and forging collaborations

#BuildingAStrongerEurope

The event will feature keynotes and panel discussions with:
- Minister van Defensie - Ruben Brekelmans (Minister of Defence, Netherlands)
- Simon Wouda (Head of Taskforce Ukraine)
- Raymond Knops (Netherlands Industries for Defence & Security)

In partnership with Avalor AI, Keen Venture Partners, DeltaQuad, VDL Defentec B.V., Destinus, Milrem Robotics, Emergent Swarm Solutions, Tective Robotics, Tulip Tech, Acecore Technologies, Lobster Robotics, and HEIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, we invite you to the first meetup of the year

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…

🚨 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

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.

"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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YouTube video by European Defense Tech Hub Building a Network for Defense Innovation in Europe | Benjamin Wolba from EDTH

@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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