NATO DIANA Announces Six New Challenges to Tackle Evolving Defense And Security Needs

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NATO DIANA has opened applications for its 2027 accelerator cohort, seeking dual-use technology solutions across six defence and security challenge areas, with submissions due July 3, 2026.

Selected innovators will receive €100,000 in funding, access to more than 200 testing centres across Europe and North America, and support from mentors, military end-users, industry partners, and investors.

The six challenge areas are human survivability, multidomain autonomy of uncrewed systems, sensing and data processing for intelligence and surveillance, operational resilience in contested environments, responsive logistics, and scalable air-defence countermeasures.

PRESS RELEASE — NATO DIANA has launched six new challenges aimed at finding game-changing solutions that help build a safer future for the Alliance.