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2025 Spring Edition
Rapid Defence Solutions for the Ukrainian battlefield and beyond

1st

18°C Thermal (Poland), camouflage and defensive equipment against thermal cameras used on the battlefield, which pose an increasing threat on the front lines.

Challenge: Cost-Effective Protective Gear for Frontline Defence

Harlequin Defense (Lithuania), building an autonomous and modular counter-FPV drone system that detects, tracks, and ultimately shoots down FPV drones attacking the protected troops and assets. 

Challenge: Cost-Effective Protective Gear For Frontline Defence and Enhanced Situational Awareness and Tactical Surveillance Systems

2nd

AEREUS (Germany), using real-time 3D scene reconstruction and geospatial insights from drone data to enhance situational awareness and mission decisions for operational and tactical teams.

Challenge: Enhanced Situational Awareness and Tactical Surveillance Systems

3rd

3rd

1st

Aegis Medic (Czech Republic), offline life-saving care using a small LLM.

Challenge: Advanced Medical Support for Frontline Care

DFT Frontier (Denmark), a heavy-lift VTOL drone that enables rapid, autonomous resupply across mined terrain, mud-locked zones, and enemy-controlled areas—minimizing helicopter losses and extending operational reach deep into hostile environments.

Challenge: Enhanced Situational Awareness and Tactical Surveillance Systems

2nd

SPECTRE (Italy), is a next-generation acoustic stealth technology for multirotor UAVs operating in hostile environments.

Challenge: Enhanced Situational Awareness and Tactical Surveillance Systems

EchoSentinel (Latvia), lightweight, cost-effective battlefield intelligence system designed to enhance tactical situational awareness by detecting and analyzing audio signatures of vehicles and drones.

Challenge: Enhanced Situational Awareness and Tactical Surveillance Systems

Battle Field Network (Spain), network of sensors and servers for the battlefield to enhance situational awareness.

Challenge: Enhanced Situational Awareness and Tactical Surveillance Systems

EUDIS provided us with great experts from the battlefield, that based on feedback allowed us to learn, iterate and bring our final solution to a useful product much faster than we would be able to alone. Already being tested with multiple armies. Highly recommendable for anyone in dual-use!

DFT Frontier (Denmark)

EUDIS was the step that I needed to finally create a startup company. I had been thinking about it for a long time, and I did not think that participating in this hackathon would finally help me cross that border, but the inspiring mentors and the provided environment and competition for growth were precisely what I needed.

EchoSentinel (Latvia)

Exceptionally well-organised, properly structured program that’s run like a tight ship. If you're looking to 'speedrun' your entry into defence or dual-go EUDIS. The pace is intense, the support is always there, and the drive to build is clear.

18C Thermal (Poland)

The EUDIS Hackathon enabled the Harlequin Defense team to gain insight into the inner workings of the defence industry and shape our project to be executed as best as possible. As the defence industry, for the most part, is "camouflaged" from the public eye, the insights provided by the mentors are incredibly valuable. Mentors not only show how successful products are developed internally but are also crucially open to all sorts of questions from the participating teams. This openness is simply irreplaceable when it comes to learning about the industry and defence in general.

Harlequin Defense (Lithuania)

Participating in the EUDIS Hack program was an incredibly valuable experience. We received feedback from a wide range of mentors with diverse backgrounds, which greatly enriched our project. We also had the opportunity to suggest mentors based on our specific needs, making the mentoring process truly personalised and impactful. I would recommend this experience to other innovative teams.

Battlefield Network (Spain)

EUDIS provided us with great experts from the battlefield, that based on feedback allowed us to learn, iterate and bring our final solution to a useful product much faster than we would be able to alone. Already being tested with multiple armies. Highly recommendable for anyone in dual-use!

DFT Frontier (Denmark)

EUDIS was the step that I needed to finally create a startup company. I had been thinking about it for a long time, and I did not think that participating in this hackathon would finally help me cross that border, but the inspiring mentors and the provided environment and competition for growth were precisely what I needed.

EchoSentinel (Latvia)

Exceptionally well-organised, properly structured program that’s run like a tight ship. If you're looking to 'speedrun' your entry into defence or dual-go EUDIS. The pace is intense, the support is always there, and the drive to build is clear.

18C Thermal (Poland)

The EUDIS Hackathon enabled the Harlequin Defense team to gain insight into the inner workings of the defence industry and shape our project to be executed as best as possible. As the defence industry, for the most part, is "camouflaged" from the public eye, the insights provided by the mentors are incredibly valuable. Mentors not only show how successful products are developed internally but are also crucially open to all sorts of questions from the participating teams. This openness is simply irreplaceable when it comes to learning about the industry and defence in general.

Harlequin Defense (Lithuania)

Participating in the EUDIS Hack program was an incredibly valuable experience. We received feedback from a wide range of mentors with diverse backgrounds, which greatly enriched our project. We also had the opportunity to suggest mentors based on our specific needs, making the mentoring process truly personalised and impactful. I would recommend this experience to other innovative teams.

Battlefield Network (Spain)

2024 Edition
Digital in Defence

1st

Aquahub - Poland

Challenge: Subsea Infrastructure Protection

Superlabs - Greece

Challenge: Improving situational awareness

2nd

EUnify - Belgium

Challenge: Situational Awareness

3rd

Fraudshield - Hungary

Challenge: Cybersecurity in Defence

Euri Swarm - Italy

Challenge: Improving situational awareness

Eye of Lizdeika - Lithuania

Challenge: Improving situational awareness

Participant testimonials

One “free” weekend turned into an amazing future-changing experience for us. During the Hackathon, not only did we meet new international friends, we also started building professional relationships and learnt a lot about innovation and the Defence industry in a very pleasant hands-on manner. The mentorship programme and the coaches really help in making our invented solution a reality and in founding a Defence start-up company. It’s well-balanced and covers a lot of business school topics.
EUnify TeamDieter Lambrecht - Belgium
Winning team
Through EUDIS, we have cultivated an environment that encourages collaboration, critical thinking, and technical excellence. The hackathon teams have not only showcased their skills but have also demonstrated remarkable teamwork and resilience under pressure. It is a joy to guide them, provide insights, and witness their growth throughout the process.
Aquahub team Karol - Poland
Undergraduate at University of Manchester
School of Physics and Astronomy