Europe needs to act, and we’re here with new updates and upcoming hackathons!

This summer, we’re heading to the UK and Denmark, and we’re already preparing for an active autumn with hackathons in France, Estonia, Spain, and Germany.

War doesn’t take a summer break — and neither can we!

🇬🇧 Sheffield: See You Next Week!

We’re heading to Sheffield — see you there at the end of next week!

Join us on July 18–20 for a 42-hour hackathon of rapid prototyping and collaboration. This event is co-organized with Atuin Ventures, TECH SY, Inflection, DroneAid Collective, Pilotix, Resilience Media, and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

🇩🇰 Copenhagen: We’re Back This August!

On August 29–31, 2025, the European Defense Tech Hackathon will return to Copenhagen!

We’re bringing 100+ top hackers, engineers, and builders from across Europe (and beyond) back to the heart of Denmark’s capital to push dual-use and defense innovation forward 🚀

We’re excited to have Helsing returning as our Key Partner and to be hosted once again by DTU - Technical University of Denmark, with strong support from DTU Skylab, DTU Electro, and the Danish Chips Competence Centre. In particular, a huge thanks to our co-organizers Maria Damsgaard and Claus Friis Pedersen—this would not be happening without you!

Finally, we’re also grateful for the support of the Danish Defence Command, Defense Innovation Highway | DIH, Inflection.xyz, DroneAid Collective, and the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence!

🛰️ Upcoming Hackathons Across Europe

📍 Marseille, France

🗓️ September 5 – 7, 2025
​Join 100+ hackers from across Europe to co-create defense innovations.

📍 Tallinn, Estonia

🗓️ September 25, 2025
Join Defense Hack Day as part of Estonian Defence Week (EDW). Build something that matters—in just one day!

📍 London, UK

🗓️ September 25 – 28, 2025
​Join 200+ hackers from across Europe for one of our 66-hour flagship hackathons!

📍 Madrid, Spain

🗓️ October 17 – 18, 2025
Europe’s first Space Cybersecurity Hackathon brings together experts and startups to develop solutions that protect satellites, GPS, and telecom networks from cyberattacks — all within 24 hours.

📍 Berlin, Germany

🗓️ November 13 – 16, 2025
Join us and 100+ hackers from all across Europe and beyond for the European Defense Tech Hackathon in Berlin, Germany, right before the Berlin Security Conference.

🇩🇰 New Agreement Opens the Door for Ukrainian Defence Companies to Produce in Denmark

Denmark and Ukraine have entered into an agreement that will allow Ukrainian defence companies to establish production in Denmark. At the same time, Denmark is allocating 67 million euros to accelerate the establishment of the Ukrainian defence industry in Denmark. The integration of Danish and Ukrainian defence industries will benefit the security of both nations.

Read more here

🦾 Ukraine’s New Theory of Victory Should be Strategic Neutralization

“At its core, strategic neutralization seeks to create cross-domain operational paralysis. Russia may continue to fight, but its forces will fail to achieve their objectives, and its strategic capabilities will be systematically disrupted. Ukraine would not need to “win” by conventional definitions but rather ensure that Russia can no longer impose outcomes through war.”

Great analysis by Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Nonresident Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Read more here 

🚀 Defense Tech Monthly

Snake Island Institute just shared their inaugural edition of Defense Tech Monthly — a new publication series, featuring frontline defense technology updates and insights drawn directly from the field.

Each issue of Defense Tech Monthly explores battlefield developments, frontline innovation, and critical technology gaps — all informed by those working on the ground in today’s war.