DIANA Ecosystem News

Latest from NATO DIANA portfolio companies and the defence innovation ecosystem.

Programme Updates

NATO DIANA Announces Largest-Ever Cohort: 150 Innovators Selected

150 companies from 24 NATO nations selected across 10 challenge areas for the 2026 Challenge Programme.

December 2025
NATO DIANA

2026 Regional Kick-offs Complete Across 16 Accelerator Sites

All cohort companies attended regional kick-off events across DIANA's global accelerator network.

January 2026
NATO DIANA

EUR 1B NATO Innovation Fund Continues Portfolio Expansion

The NATO Innovation Fund expands backing for venture funds investing in dual-use deep tech across 24 nations.

2025-2026
NATO Innovation Fund

Company News Feed

CALYOS · None · 2026-02-15

CALYOS demonstrates passive cooling for tactical military electronics at BEDEX 2026

Aviant AS · None · 2026-01-22

Royal Navy tests advanced military drone in Norway for operations in extreme environments

Picogrid · None · 2026-01-15

Picogrid and Guardian RF Partner to Deliver Drone Defense for Space Launch Operations

Picogrid · None · 2025-12-10

How Ukraine's front line became a laboratory for drone innovation

NATO DIANA · None · 2025-12-10

How Ukraine's Front Line Became a Laboratory for Drone Innovation

NATO DIANA · None · 2025-12-01

NATO DIANA Announces Largest-Ever Cohort: 150 Innovators Selected Across Ten Challenge Areas

CX2 · None · 2025-11-20

CX2 Launches Wraith, Airborne EW Platform for the Jammed Battlefield

Deep Breathe Inc. · None · 2025-11-15

Deep Breathe's wearable AI-powered POC lung ultrasound imaging system wins innovation award

Exeger · None · 2025-11-01

Exeger launches Defence Tech business area for self-powered military equipment

Datifex · None · 2025-10-12

Former Nokia Exec Kerris Joins Advisory Board of Datifex

Vatn Systems · None · 2025-10-05

US Navy picks robot sub mothership to unleash underwater drone swarm

Avivo Biomedical Inc. · None · 2025-09-30

Avivo Biomedical enters into know-how agreement with Mayo Clinic for advanced blood conversion

Airloom Energy · None · 2025-09-15

Airloom Energy Wins Air Force Award to Provide Warfighters with Low-Cost, Modular Wind Power

Boson Energy · None · 2025-08-22

Boson Energy partners with Siemens for waste-to-hydrogen at industrial scale

Composite Energy Technologies, LLC · None · 2025-08-10

SOLIFLY project proves viability of composite multifunctional energy storage with flight test

Deep Space Energy · None · 2025-07-18

Deep Space Energy raises $1.1M to generate electricity on the moon

NATO DIANA · None · 2025-06-15

NATO Innovation Fund backs European defense tech startups with EUR 1 billion commitment