European Defense Tech Hackathon – Munich

Europe is at a turning point: The need for faster, bolder defense innovation has never been greater.

Our Defense against Drones

Drone alerts are rising across Europe, and one of our most essential freedoms — the freedom to travel — is under threat.

What could be effective against threats from the sky? Can we detect drones better? How can we defend ourselves?

That’s why we’re bringing together 200+ hackers, builders, and visionaries from across Europe and beyond for a three-day hackathon in Europe's leading defense tech hub.

Co-hosted with TUM Venture Labs, DroneAid Collective, and Inflection, this hackathon is the place to develop and test your boldest ideas!

Join the hackathon launching ideas defending our home and the European community.

Visitors

To give teams space to focus, there will be no visitors during the hackathon itself. If you want to see the results, join us for Demo Day on Sunday, October 26, where teams will showcase their prototypes and solutions.

Agenda

Friday, October 24, 2025

• 12:00 – Doors open
• 13:00 – Welcome & Keynote (TUM Venture Labs, EDTH, leading European defense companies)
• 14:30 – Workshop Session #1
• 15:15 – Workshop Session #2
• 16:30 – Workshop Session #3
• 17:00 – Start of Hacking

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Focused work all day

• 09:00 – Breakfast
• 12:00 – Lunch Break
• 18:00 – Progress Check with Mentors

Sunday, October 26, 2025

• 09:00 – Breakfast & Last-Mile Sprint
• 12:00 – End of Hacking & Project Submission, Lunch Break
• 13:00 – Demo Day (Open to Visitors): Project Presentations
• 14:30 – Award Ceremony, After-Party & Networking

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More Focus Areas

• SIGINT & OSINT
• Computer Vision & AI on Edge Devices
• Unmanned & Autonomous Systems (UAS & UGV)
• Electronic Warfare
• Modular Sensor Systems
• Battlefield Economics: Scaling Production Faster
• …and more