Drone Defense Hackathon Nordics
How can we protect airports and critical infrastructure from drone threats? DDH26 Nordic brings together researchers, students, startups, industry, authorities and operational partners across the Nordic countries and Ukraine to develop solutions to real-world challenges in counter-drone technology (C-UAS).
Tid: Ti 2026-12-01 kl 11.00 - 16.00
Plats: KTH Innovation, Teknikringen 1
Språk: English
The hackathon runs from 1–20 December, focusing on moving quickly from concept to testing through rapid iterations and relevant support. The aim is to advance promising solutions towards testing and validation in collaboration with industry and operational partners.
The hackathon kicks off on 1 December, 11:00–16:00 at KTH Innovation, Teknikringen 1. An invitation to the kick off will be sent to the accepted teams. Participants will be introduced to operational challenges, meet experts and connect with potential collaborators. The kick-off takes place simultaneously at participating university hubs across the Nordic countries.
A Nordic collaboration
DDH26 Nordic brings together academic institutions, industry and operational partners. Participating partners include SAAB, FLIR, TrueSec, Swedavia and Nordic law enforcement, among others.
The country coordinators are KTH Centre for Total Defence, Chalmers University of Technology, Aalto University, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and Reykjavik University, together with local universities and ecosystem partners in each country.
Who can participate?
Researchers, students and startups with an academic connection in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland are invited to contribute their expertise.
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