20-21 May 2026, Wilhelm Studios Berlin
20-21 May 2026, Wilhelm Studios Berlin
Join Europe’s No. 1 Defence Deep Tech Marketplace
2 days. 800+ corporate buyers. 1,000+ builders. 20,000 1:1s.
DTM26.Defence brings together Europe's leading defence innovators with decision makers who have the authority to deploy, procure, fund, or integrate next-generation defence technologies.
2 days. 800+ corporate buyers. 1,000+ builders. 20,000 1:1s.
DTM26.Defence brings together Europe's leading defence innovators with decision makers who have the authority to deploy, procure, fund, or integrate next-generation defence technologies.
2 days. 800+ corporate buyers. 1,000+ builders. 20,000 1:1s.
DTM26.Defence brings together Europe's leading defence innovators with decision makers who have the authority to deploy, procure, fund, or integrate next-generation defence technologies.
Meet peers in fields like:
Meet peers in fields like:
Meet peers in fields like:
AI
Drone defence
Drone defence
Deep and precision strike
Deep and precision strike
Electronic warfare
Electronic warfare
ISR
ISR
& more
& more
DTM26 IMPACT
DTM26 IMPACT
€500M
€500M
€500M
Accumulated in investments triggered
Accumulated in investments triggered
€500M
Accumulated in investments triggered
500+
500+
500+
POCs & Partnerships
triggered
Deep tech founders accelerated
POCs & Partnerships
triggered
500+
POCs & Partnerships
triggered
3000+
3000+
3000+
Attendees
Attendees
Attendees
3000+
Attendees
800+
800+
800+
Corporate Buyers attending
Corporate Buyers attending
Corporate Buyers
attending
Corporate Buyers attending
800+
Corporate Buyers
attending
Top CXOs and senior decision-makers at DTM26
Top CXOs and senior decision-makers at DTM26
What happens at DTM26.Defence
What happens
at DTM26.Defence
Defence decision-makers only
Hand-picked senior defence leaders
Defence decision-makers only
Expect hand-picked senior leaders from primes, SMEs, scaleups, armed forces, and policymaking bodies. Every participant holds real decision power, ensuring each engagement directly supports Europe’s defence modernisation, operational readiness, and long-term resilience.
Expect hand-picked senior leaders from primes, SMEs, scaleups, armed forces, and policymaking bodies. Every participant holds real decision power, ensuring each engagement directly supports Europe’s defence modernisation, operational readiness, and long-term resilience.
Expect hand-picked senior leaders from primes, SMEs, scaleups, armed forces, and policymaking bodies. Every participant holds real decision power, ensuring each engagement directly supports Europe’s defence modernisation, operational readiness, and long-term resilience.
Procurement-ready matchmaking
Procurement-ready matchmaking
Every interaction is aligned with concrete capability gaps, mission requirements, and partnership readiness—enabling faster evaluation of new capabilities in fragmented markets and accelerating deployment, procurement decisions, and large-scale adoption.
Every interaction is aligned with concrete capability gaps, mission requirements, and partnership readiness—enabling faster evaluation of new capabilities in fragmented markets and accelerating deployment, procurement decisions, and large-scale adoption.
Every interaction is aligned with concrete capability gaps, mission requirements, and partnership readiness—enabling faster evaluation of new capabilities in fragmented markets and accelerating deployment, procurement decisions, and large-scale adoption.
Compressed DefTech adoption cycles
Compressed DefTech adoption cycles
Direct, decision-maker–level engagement builds trust and shortens adoption timelines. Identify technologies that can be deployed at scale, speed, and interoperability, while providing high-signal insights mapped to operational needs.
Direct, decision-maker–level engagement builds trust and shortens adoption timelines. Identify technologies that can be deployed at scale, speed, and interoperability, while providing high-signal insights mapped to operational needs.
Direct, decision-maker–level engagement builds trust and shortens adoption timelines. Identify technologies that can be deployed at scale, speed, and interoperability, while providing high-signal insights mapped to operational needs.
Next-gen defence capabilities only
Next-gen defence capabilities only
A tightly focused showcase of next-generation DefTech provides early, actionable insight into emerging technologies, helping decision-makers shape future tenders and align procurement with evolving threats and force requirements.
A tightly focused showcase of next-generation DefTech provides early, actionable insight into emerging technologies, helping decision-makers shape future tenders and align procurement with evolving threats and force requirements.
A tightly focused showcase of next-generation DefTech provides early, actionable insight into emerging technologies, helping decision-makers shape future tenders and align procurement with evolving threats and force requirements.
Who attends and why
Who attends and why
Who attends and why
Procurement Agencies
Procurement Agencies
Procurement
Agencies
Agency Presidents and Directors
Directors General
The challenges you're facing
Detecting emerging defence technology trends early enough to shape future tenders
Evaluating new capabilities across fragmented and fast-moving markets
Ensuring procurement decisions align with future threats, technologies, and force requirements
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Gain direct insight into validated DefTech and Deep Tech solutions from startups, scaleups, and SMEs
Engage in focused dialogue with primes, innovators, and public stakeholders to refine future capability needs
Receive curated technology overviews aligned with long-term capability planning and threat scenarios
Benchmark emerging capabilities to support transparent, informed procurement roadmaps
Discover emerging technologies and suppliers that can feed into future tenders and procurement programs.
The challenges you're facing
Detecting emerging defence technology trends early enough to shape future tenders
Evaluating new capabilities across fragmented and fast-moving markets
Ensuring procurement decisions align with future threats, technologies, and force requirements
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Gain direct insight into validated DefTech and Deep Tech solutions from startups, scaleups, and SMEs
Engage in focused dialogue with primes, innovators, and public stakeholders to refine future capability needs
Receive curated technology overviews aligned with long-term capability planning and threat scenarios
Benchmark emerging capabilities to support transparent, informed procurement roadmaps
The challenges you're facing
Detecting emerging defence technology trends early enough to shape future tenders
Evaluating new capabilities across fragmented and fast-moving markets
Ensuring procurement decisions align with future threats, technologies, and force requirements
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Gain direct insight into validated DefTech and Deep Tech solutions from startups, scaleups, and SMEs
Engage in focused dialogue with primes, innovators, and public stakeholders to refine future capability needs
Receive curated technology overviews aligned with long-term capability planning and threat scenarios
Benchmark emerging capabilities to support transparent, informed procurement roadmaps
MoDs & Armed Forces
MoDs & Armed Forces
MoDs & Armed Forces
MoDs & Armed Forces
MoDs &
Armed Forces
Political Level
Director Generals
Division Heads
Chiefs of Staff
Admirals
Generals
Chiefs of Defence
The challenges you're facing
Rapidly evolving operational requirements driven by new threat environments
Identifying technologies that can be deployed at scale, speed, and interoperability
Coordinating across a complex, pan-European defence and industrial ecosystem
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Engage directly with Europe’s leading defence innovators, startups, and primes
Access high-signal insights on technologies mapped to your priority operational needs
Accelerate alignment with industrial partners on mission-critical capabilities and delivery timelines
The challenges you're facing
Rapidly evolving operational requirements driven by new threat environments
Identifying technologies that can be deployed at scale, speed, and interoperability
Coordinating across a complex, pan-European defence and industrial ecosystem
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Engage directly with Europe’s leading defence innovators, startups, and primes
Access high-signal insights on technologies mapped to your priority operational needs
Accelerate alignment with industrial partners on mission-critical capabilities and delivery timelines
The challenges you're facing
Rapidly evolving operational requirements driven by new threat environments
Identifying technologies that can be deployed at scale, speed, and interoperability
Coordinating across a complex, pan-European defence and industrial ecosystem
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Engage directly with Europe’s leading defence innovators, startups, and primes
Access high-signal insights on technologies mapped to your priority operational needs
Accelerate alignment with industrial partners on mission-critical capabilities and delivery timelines
Defence Primes
Defence Primes
CEOs
CTOs
Country MDs
CVC and Innovation Heads
Leaders in Procurement, R&D and Strategy
The challenges you're facing
Scaling production capacity with partners to meet accelerating procurement demands
Discover new & relevant DefTech and Deep Tech early enough to secure your long-term competitiveness
Communication to public stakeholders your value proposition and public procurement needs
Identifying SMEs and startups with validated, mission-ready technologies
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Meet Europe’s top defence scaleups that solve your high-priority capability needs
Partner with SMEs that complement and expand your production capabilities
Engage public stakeholders directly
Curated 1:1 meetings with vetted innovators aligned to your operational objectives
The challenges you're facing
Scaling production capacity with partners to meet accelerating procurement demands
Discover new & relevant DefTech and Deep Tech early enough to secure your long-term competitiveness
Communication to public stakeholders your value proposition and public procurement needs
Identifying SMEs and startups with validated, mission-ready technologies
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Meet Europe’s top defence scaleups that solve your high-priority capability needs
Partner with SMEs that complement and expand your production capabilities
Engage public stakeholders directly
Curated 1:1 meetings with vetted innovators aligned to your operational objectives
The challenges you're facing
Scaling production capacity with partners to meet accelerating procurement demands
Discover new & relevant DefTech and Deep Tech early enough to secure your long-term competitiveness
Communication to public stakeholders your value proposition and public procurement needs
Identifying SMEs and startups with validated, mission-ready technologies
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Meet Europe’s top defence scaleups that solve your high-priority capability needs
Partner with SMEs that complement and expand your production capabilities
Engage public stakeholders directly
Curated 1:1 meetings with vetted innovators aligned to your operational objectives
NATO & EU DGs
NATO & EU DGs
Directors
Assistant Secretaries General
The challenges you're facing
Coordinating capability development and interoperability across allied nations
Identifying technologies that advance shared European and NATO defence priorities
Ensuring funding and programs reflect rapidly evolving operational and strategic needs
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Access market-ready innovations from Europe’s leading defence startups, scaleups, and SMEs
Receive curated insights that support alignment across NATO and EU capability frameworks
Gain early visibility into emerging technologies to strengthen multinational planning and coordination
The challenges you're facing
Coordinating capability development and interoperability across allied nations
Identifying technologies that advance shared European and NATO defence priorities
Ensuring funding and programs reflect rapidly evolving operational and strategic needs
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Access market-ready innovations from Europe’s leading defence startups, scaleups, and SMEs
Receive curated insights that support alignment across NATO and EU capability frameworks
Gain early visibility into emerging technologies to strengthen multinational planning and coordination
The challenges you're facing
Coordinating capability development and interoperability across allied nations
Identifying technologies that advance shared European and NATO defence priorities
Ensuring funding and programs reflect rapidly evolving operational and strategic needs
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Access market-ready innovations from Europe’s leading defence startups, scaleups, and SMEs
Receive curated insights that support alignment across NATO and EU capability frameworks
Gain early visibility into emerging technologies to strengthen multinational planning and coordination
Members of the European
Parliament (SEDE, BUDG,
and others)
Members of the European
Parliament (SEDE, BUDG,
and others)
Members of SEDE
Members of BUDG
The challenges you're facing
• Ensuring EDF funding aligns with real operational gaps
• Evaluating which technologies are mature, relevant, and scalable
• Understanding how Europe's defence ecosystem is evolving
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
• Ground-level exposure to the next generation of European DefTech
• Curated insights that strengthen funding and policy decisions
• A clear view into capability gaps and market-ready tech shaping EU defence
The challenges you're facing
• Ensuring EDF funding aligns with real operational gaps
• Evaluating which technologies are mature, relevant, and scalable
• Understanding how Europe's defence ecosystem is evolving
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
• Ground-level exposure to the next generation of European DefTech
• Curated insights that strengthen funding and policy decisions
• A clear view into capability gaps and market-ready tech shaping EU defence
The challenges you're facing
• Ensuring EDF funding aligns with real operational gaps
• Evaluating which technologies are mature, relevant, and scalable
• Understanding how Europe's defence ecosystem is evolving
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
• Ground-level exposure to the next generation of European DefTech
• Curated insights that strengthen funding and policy decisions
• A clear view into capability gaps and market-ready tech shaping EU defence
SMEs with
Defence-Relevant Capabilities
SMEs with
Defence-Relevant Capabilities
SMEs with Defence-Relevant Capabilities
CEOs
CTOs
CCOs
The challenges you're facing
Limited visibility with primes, armed forces, and key public stakeholders
Difficulty finding the right partners and customers across the defence value chain
Identifying complementary technologies or partners to strengthen your value proposition
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Meet Europe’s leading primes and procurement decision-makers in a single, high-impact afternoon
Showcase defence-relevant, mission-ready solutions in a high-signal, invite-only environment
Gain curated introductions to partners that expand your capabilities and competitiveness
The challenges you're facing
Limited visibility with primes, armed forces, and key public stakeholders
Difficulty finding the right partners and customers across the defence value chain
Identifying complementary technologies or partners to strengthen your value proposition
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Meet Europe’s leading primes and procurement decision-makers in a single, high-impact afternoon
Showcase defence-relevant, mission-ready solutions in a high-signal, invite-only environment
Gain curated introductions to partners that expand your capabilities and competitiveness
The challenges you're facing
Limited visibility with primes, armed forces, and key public stakeholders
Difficulty finding the right partners and customers across the defence value chain
Identifying complementary technologies or partners to strengthen your value proposition
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Meet Europe’s leading primes and procurement decision-makers in a single, high-impact afternoon
Showcase defence-relevant, mission-ready solutions in a high-signal, invite-only environment
Gain curated introductions to partners that expand your capabilities and competitiveness
Startups & Scaleups
CEOs
CTOs
CCOs
The challenges you're facing
Breaking into complex defence procurement pathways with your specific technology
Demonstrating relevance to operational and political stakeholders
Ensuring adoption of breakthrough technologies at speed
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Meet Europe’s top SMEs, primes, armed forces, and policymakers in a single afternoon
Meetings matched to current capability needs and mission priorities
A fast-track route to validation, pilots, and adoption in Europe’s defence ecosystem
Startups & Scaleups
Startups & Scaleups
CEOs
CTOs
CCOs
The challenges you're facing
Breaking into complex defence procurement pathways with your specific technology
Demonstrating relevance to operational and political stakeholders
Ensuring adoption of breakthrough technologies at speed
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Meet Europe’s top SMEs, primes, armed forces, and policymakers in a single afternoon
Meetings matched to current capability needs and mission priorities
A fast-track route to validation, pilots, and adoption in Europe’s defence ecosystem
The challenges you're facing
Breaking into complex defence procurement pathways with your specific technology
Demonstrating relevance to operational and political stakeholders
Ensuring adoption of breakthrough technologies at speed
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Meet Europe’s top SMEs, primes, armed forces, and policymakers in a single afternoon
Meetings matched to current capability needs and mission priorities
A fast-track route to validation, pilots, and adoption in Europe’s defence ecosystem
The challenges you're facing
Breaking into complex defence procurement pathways with your specific technology
Demonstrating relevance to operational and political stakeholders
Ensuring adoption of breakthrough technologies at speed
How DTM26.Defence helps you address them
Meet Europe’s top SMEs, primes, armed forces, and policymakers in a single afternoon
Meetings matched to current capability needs and mission priorities
A fast-track route to validation, pilots, and adoption in Europe’s defence ecosystem
DEFENCE GUARDIANS
DEFENCE GUARDIANS
DEFENCE GUARDIANS
Klaus Kappen
CTO
Rheinmetall
Klaus Kappen
CTO
Rheinmetall
Jan Gutknecht
Director
SAP
Jan Gutknecht
Director
SAP
Christian Steinborn
Head of Business Development Start-up Activities
Rheinmetall
Christian Steinborn
Head of Business Development Start-up Activities
Rheinmetall
Claudio Lange
Head of Digital Business & Innovation Management
RENK Group
Claudio Lange
Head of Digital Business & Innovation Management
RENK Group
Mikael Frisell
Director General
Armed Forces Sweden
Mikael Frisell
Director General
Armed Forces Sweden
Helen Wood
Group Business Development Executive
BAE Systems Bofors
Helen Wood
Group Business Development Executive
BAE Systems Bofors
Dominic Reese
Head of Innovation
Police Force NRWE
Dominic Reese
Head of Innovation
Police Force NRWE
Yannick Marin Isambert
Head of Airbus Central Innovation & Ho Corporate Innovation
Airbus
Yannick Marin Isambert
Head of Airbus Central Innovation & Ho Corporate Innovation
Airbus
Marco Herre
CEO Defense, EVP at DEUTZ Defense Systems GmbH`
DEUTZ
Marco Herre
CEO Defense, EVP at DEUTZ Defense Systems GmbH`
DEUTZ
Daniel Kliche
SVP Innovation Centre
IABG
Daniel Kliche
SVP Innovation Centre
IABG
Cornelius Heinemann
VP R&D Technology & Strategy
Rohde & Schwarz
Cornelius Heinemann
VP R&D Technology & Strategy
Rohde & Schwarz
Toni Piispa
Vice President
Millog
Toni Piispa
Vice President
Millog
Claire Falzone
Head of Divisional Strategy & Portfolio Management
Airbus
Claire Falzone
Head of Divisional Strategy & Portfolio Management
Airbus
Abdelheq Bouchekioua
Investment Director
Safran
Abdelheq Bouchekioua
Investment Director
Safran
David Williams
Regional Managing Director, Europe
BAE Systems Bofors
David Williams
Regional Managing Director, Europe
BAE Systems Bofors
Matthew Van Wagenen
former NATO DCOS OPS & INT
NATO
Matthew Van Wagenen
former NATO DCOS OPS & INT
NATO
Andy Armitage
Director Operations
Terma
Andy Armitage
Director Operations
Terma
Odd-Harald Hagen
Director, Strategy & Business Developement
Space Norway
Odd-Harald Hagen
Director, Strategy & Business Developement
Space Norway
Constantin Zeif
VP Strategy & Innovation
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems
Constantin Zeif
VP Strategy & Innovation
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems
Reinis Poznaks
MEP
European Parliament
Reinis Poznaks
MEP
European Parliament
Sirko Papperitz
Head of Strategy
Hensoldt
Sirko Papperitz
Head of Strategy
Hensoldt
Daniel Lim
Head of Europe Corporate Ventures
ST Engineering Ventures
Daniel Lim
Head of Europe Corporate Ventures
ST Engineering Ventures
Florian Dorn
MdB
Deutscher Bundestag
Florian Dorn
MdB
Deutscher Bundestag
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Head of Open Innovation
Fincantieri S.p.A.
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Head of Open Innovation
Fincantieri S.p.A.
Dirk, Dr.-Ing., DE ZIMPER
Director Future Systems and Member of the Board
MBDA
Dirk, Dr.-Ing., DE ZIMPER
Director Future Systems and Member of the Board
MBDA
David Shapira
CTO
Swiss Innovation Forces
David Shapira
CTO
Swiss Innovation Forces
Tobias Riasanow
Head of Ecosystem Development
SAP
Tobias Riasanow
Head of Ecosystem Development
SAP
Stefanie Schrader
Chief Innovation Manager
Hensoldt
Stefanie Schrader
Chief Innovation Manager
Hensoldt
Mathias Maurer
CEO
Swiss Innovation Forces
Mathias Maurer
CEO
Swiss Innovation Forces
Matthias Weidinger
Vice President Corporate Procurement
Rohde Schwarz
Matthias Weidinger
Vice President Corporate Procurement
Rohde Schwarz
Pascal Gaggero
Head of Science and Technology
RUAG
Pascal Gaggero
Head of Science and Technology
RUAG
Major General Panousis Georgios
Major General
Hellenic National Defence General Staff
Major General Panousis Georgios
Major General
Hellenic National Defence General Staff
Petar Pelemis
Senior Vice President Strategy, M&A and Product Management
Rolls-Royce Power Systems
Petar Pelemis
Senior Vice President Strategy, M&A and Product Management
Rolls-Royce Power Systems
Klaus Pachner
Vice President Operations
Terma
Klaus Pachner
Vice President Operations
Terma
Rick Van Holten
Lieutenant Colonel
Dutch Ministry of Defense
Rick Van Holten
Lieutenant Colonel
Dutch Ministry of Defense
Sandra Bussmann
Managing Director - BwConsulting
Bundeswehr
Sandra Bussmann
Managing Director - BwConsulting
Bundeswehr
Pierre van Lamsweerde
Major
Dutch Ministry of Defense
Pierre van Lamsweerde
Major
Dutch Ministry of Defense
Arash Farazdhagi
Head of Solutions Architecture | Global Defense Partners
Amazon Web Services
Arash Farazdhagi
Head of Solutions Architecture | Global Defense Partners
Amazon Web Services
Johannes Ruoff
Head of Engineering Division
Bundeswehr
Johannes Ruoff
Head of Engineering Division
Bundeswehr
A. Ernur Solyemez
Director
Roketsan
A. Ernur Solyemez
Director
Roketsan
Greg Ombach
Group Head of Disruptive Research & Technology
Airbus
Greg Ombach
Group Head of Disruptive Research & Technology
Airbus
Klaus Kappen
CTO
Rheinmetall
Jan Gutknecht
Director
SAP
Christian Steinborn
Head of Business Development Start-up Activities
Rheinmetall
Claudio Lange
Head of Digital Business & Innovation Management
RENK Group
Mikael Frisell
Director General
Armed Forces Sweden
Helen Wood
Group Business Development Executive
BAE Systems Bofors
Dominic Reese
Head of Innovation
Police Force NRWE
Yannick Marin Isambert
Head of Airbus Central Innovation & Ho Corporate Innovation
Airbus
Marco Herre
CEO Defense, EVP at DEUTZ Defense Systems GmbH`
DEUTZ
Daniel Kliche
SVP Innovation Centre
IABG
Cornelius Heinemann
VP R&D Technology & Strategy
Rohde & Schwarz
Toni Piispa
Vice President
Millog
Claire Falzone
Head of Divisional Strategy & Portfolio Management
Airbus
Abdelheq Bouchekioua
Investment Director
Safran
David Williams
Regional Managing Director, Europe
BAE Systems Bofors
Klaus Kappen
CTO
Rheinmetall
Jan Gutknecht
Director
SAP
Christian Steinborn
Head of Business Development Start-up Activities
Rheinmetall
Claudio Lange
Head of Digital Business & Innovation Management
RENK Group
Mikael Frisell
Director General
Armed Forces Sweden
Helen Wood
Group Business Development Executive
BAE Systems Bofors
Dominic Reese
Head of Innovation
Police Force NRWE
Yannick Marin Isambert
Head of Airbus Central Innovation & Ho Corporate Innovation
Airbus
Marco Herre
CEO Defense, EVP at DEUTZ Defense Systems GmbH`
DEUTZ
Daniel Kliche
SVP Innovation Centre
IABG
Cornelius Heinemann
VP R&D Technology & Strategy
Rohde & Schwarz
Toni Piispa
Vice President
Millog
Claire Falzone
Head of Divisional Strategy & Portfolio Management
Airbus
Abdelheq Bouchekioua
Investment Director
Safran
David Williams
Regional Managing Director, Europe
BAE Systems Bofors
Matthew Van Wagenen
former NATO DCOS OPS & INT
NATO
Klaus Kappen
CTO
Rheinmetall
Jan Gutknecht
Director
SAP
Christian Steinborn
Head of Business Development Start-up Activities
Rheinmetall
Claudio Lange
Head of Digital Business & Innovation Management
RENK Group
Mikael Frisell
Director General
Armed Forces Sweden
Helen Wood
Group Business Development Executive
BAE Systems Bofors
Dominic Reese
Head of Innovation
Police Force NRWE
Yannick Marin Isambert
Head of Airbus Central Innovation & Ho Corporate Innovation
Airbus
Marco Herre
CEO Defense, EVP at DEUTZ Defense Systems GmbH`
DEUTZ
Daniel Kliche
SVP Innovation Centre
IABG
Cornelius Heinemann
VP R&D Technology & Strategy
Rohde & Schwarz
Toni Piispa
Vice President
Millog
Claire Falzone
Head of Divisional Strategy & Portfolio Management
Airbus
Abdelheq Bouchekioua
Investment Director
Safran
David Williams
Regional Managing Director, Europe
BAE Systems Bofors
Matthew Van Wagenen
former NATO DCOS OPS & INT
NATO
Andy Armitage
Director Operations
Terma
Odd-Harald Hagen
Director, Strategy & Business Developement
Space Norway
Constantin Zeif
VP Strategy & Innovation
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems
Reinis Poznaks
MEP
European Parliament
Sirko Papperitz
Head of Strategy
Hensoldt
Daniel Lim
Head of Europe Corporate Ventures
ST Engineering Ventures
Florian Dorn
MdB
Deutscher Bundestag
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Head of Open Innovation
Fincantieri S.p.A.
Dirk, Dr.-Ing., DE ZIMPER
Director Future Systems and Member of the Board
MBDA
DTM.Defence features the following tracks:
DTM.Defence features the following tracks:
DTM.Defence features the following tracks:
Co-create or sponsor a track with us. For questions
email us at: amelia.rath@deeptech.build.
Co-create or sponsor a track with us. For questions email us at: amelia.rath@deeptech.build.
Co-create or sponsor a track with us.
For questions email us at: amelia.rath@deeptech.build.
Drone Defence
Mission: Launch 20 European partnerships to deploy drone defence systems with <5% penetration by hostile drones.
Challenges that you face include:
Small, low-RCS drones evade radar tuned for jets
Plastic frames and adverse weather reduce radar and IR visibility
Autonomous navigation defeats RF detection, spoofing, and jamming
Swarm saturation overwhelms sensors, operators, and interceptor stocks
Kinetic interceptors cost €50k+ against €500 drones
Solutions you will find at DTM.Defence include:
Detection & Tracking
multi-static radar, passive RF, EO/IR sensors, acoustic detection for low-RCS targets in cluttered and adverse environments
Non-Kinetic Methods:
adaptive EW suites, AI/ML sensor fusion, jamming, spoofing, cyber effects, high-energy lasers and high-power microwave (HPM) systems
Kinetic Interceptors:
drone-on-drone systems, rapid-fire guns and missile-based interceptors for cost-effective defence against swarms
& more
Drone Defence
Mission: Launch 20 European partnerships to deploy drone defence systems with <5% penetration by hostile drones.
Challenges that you face include:
Small, low-RCS drones evade radar tuned for jets
Plastic frames and adverse weather reduce radar and IR visibility
Autonomous navigation defeats RF detection, spoofing, and jamming
Swarm saturation overwhelms sensors, operators, and interceptor stocks
Kinetic interceptors cost €50k+ against €500 drones
Solutions you will find at DTM.Defence include:
Detection & Tracking
multi-static radar, passive RF, EO/IR sensors, acoustic detection for low-RCS targets in cluttered and adverse environments
Non-Kinetic Methods:
adaptive EW suites, AI/ML sensor fusion, jamming, spoofing, cyber effects, high-energy lasers and high-power microwave (HPM) systems
Kinetic Interceptors:
drone-on-drone systems, rapid-fire guns and missile-based interceptors for cost-effective defence against swarms
& more
Deep & Precision Strikes
Mission: Run 20 precision strike pilots with >90% success against air defences.
Challenges that you face include:
Guidance chains over-reliant on GPS, vulnerable to EW
EO/IR seekers degrade in fog, smoke or at night
Strike missile range capped at 500 km without upgrades
PGM stockpiles too small for sustained high-intensity conflict
Swarm-scale loitering munition unmet due to weak production
Mid-cap innovations blocked by closed integration standards
Solutions you will find at DTM.Defence include:
Resilient Guidance & Targeting
vision-based navigation, terrain-following radar, passive RF geolocation, quantum-enhanced INS, anti-jam GNSS
All-Weather Seekers:
multispectral EO/IR sensors, radar/EO fusion chips, neuromorphic image processors, metamaterial apertures
Low-Cost Precision Kits:
miniaturised MEMS guidance units, chip-scale IMUs, low-SWaP GPS anti-jammers
Loitering Swarm Tech:
distributed autonomy software, mesh networking radios, lightweight high-density batteries, edge AI decision engines
Open Systems Integration:
modular avionics, standardised digital interfaces, software-defined mission controllers
Deep & Precision Strikes
Mission: Run 20 precision strike pilots with >90% success against air defences.
Challenges that you face include:
Guidance chains over-reliant on GPS, vulnerable to EW
EO/IR seekers degrade in fog, smoke or at night
Strike missile range capped at 500 km without upgrades
PGM stockpiles too small for sustained high-intensity conflict
Swarm-scale loitering munition unmet due to weak production
Mid-cap innovations blocked by closed integration standards
Solutions you will find at DTM.Defence include:
Resilient Guidance & Targeting
vision-based navigation, terrain-following radar, passive RF geolocation, quantum-enhanced INS, anti-jam GNSS
All-Weather Seekers:
multispectral EO/IR sensors, radar/EO fusion chips, neuromorphic image processors, metamaterial apertures
Low-Cost Precision Kits:
miniaturised MEMS guidance units, chip-scale IMUs, low-SWaP GPS anti-jammers
Loitering Swarm Tech:
distributed autonomy software, mesh networking radios, lightweight high-density batteries, edge AI decision engines
Open Systems Integration:
modular avionics, standardised digital interfaces, software-defined mission controllers
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Mission: Build a European smallsat ISR constellation to cut detection-to-decision from hours to minutes.
Challenges that you face include:
ISR satellites lack persistent coverage, forcing expensive UAV use
Cloud cover blinds EO sensors, disrupting targeting and monitoring
Sea clutter obscures vessels, weakening maritime ISR contracts
UAV/UGV ISR feeds delayed; intel reaches command hours too late
ISR data formats fragmented, hindering real-time multi-INT fusion
GPS-guided ISR assets jammed, spoofed, or denied outright
Solutions you will find at DTM.Defence include:
Advanced Sensing Payloads:
EO/IR, SAR, RF, hyperspectral, multi-domain UAV/UGV sensors
Low-Latency Exploitation:
optical downlink, UAV edge processing, onboard AI tasking for real-time intel
Resilient Comms & Links:
protected satcom, anti-jam UAV datalinks, optical/laser comms hardened against EW
AI-Driven Fusion & Analytics:
multi-INT fusion, autonomous target recognition, anomaly detection across space–air–ground ISR
Autonomous ISR Platforms:
long-endurance UAVs, tactical UGVs with modular sensor suites, distributed swarm ISR nodes
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Mission: Build a European smallsat ISR constellation to cut detection-to-decision from hours to minutes.
Challenges that you face include:
ISR satellites lack persistent coverage, forcing expensive UAV use
Cloud cover blinds EO sensors, disrupting targeting and monitoring
Sea clutter obscures vessels, weakening maritime ISR contracts
UAV/UGV ISR feeds delayed; intel reaches command hours too late
ISR data formats fragmented, hindering real-time multi-INT fusion
GPS-guided ISR assets jammed, spoofed, or denied outright
Solutions you will find at DTM.Defence include:
Advanced Sensing Payloads:
EO/IR, SAR, RF, hyperspectral, multi-domain UAV/UGV sensors
Low-Latency Exploitation:
optical downlink, UAV edge processing, onboard AI tasking for real-time intel
Resilient Comms & Links:
protected satcom, anti-jam UAV datalinks, optical/laser comms hardened against EW
AI-Driven Fusion & Analytics:
multi-INT fusion, autonomous target recognition, anomaly detection across space–air–ground ISR
Autonomous ISR Platforms:
long-endurance UAVs, tactical UGVs with modular sensor suites, distributed swarm ISR nodes
Frontier Defence Tech
Topics beyond our tracks.
Covering the full spectrum of defence innovation:
Resilience is the foundation of security and democracy in Europe. At DTM.Defence we bring together the next wave of air and missile defence, subsea surveillance, multi-domain combat cloud, and electronic warfare technologies to make Europe more resilient, effective, and sovereign.
Solutions you will find at DTM.Defence include:
Air & Missile Defence:
distributed multi-band radar arrays, solid-state AESA modules, passive RF detection networks, optical/IR tracking pods, AI-based sensor fusion engines, autonomous fire-control software
Subsea Surveillance:
seabed sensor arrays, AUVs, towed array sonar, undersea acoustic relays
Multi-Domain Combat Cloud (C4):
secure cross-domain data links, cloud-enabled C2, COP platforms, AI-assisted battle management
Electronic Warfare (EW):
SIGINT/ELINT suites, spectrum monitoring, adaptive jammers, spoofers, offensive cyber-electronic effects
Cyber Defence & Info Superiority:
esilient tactical networks, quantum-safe encryption, intrusion detection, deception systems, counter-disinformation
Frontier Defence Tech
Topics beyond our tracks.
Covering the full spectrum of defence innovation:
Resilience is the foundation of security and democracy in Europe. At DTM.Defence we bring together the next wave of air and missile defence, subsea surveillance, multi-domain combat cloud, and electronic warfare technologies to make Europe more resilient, effective, and sovereign.
Solutions you will find at DTM.Defence include:
Air & Missile Defence:
distributed multi-band radar arrays, solid-state AESA modules, passive RF detection networks, optical/IR tracking pods, AI-based sensor fusion engines, autonomous fire-control software
Subsea Surveillance:
seabed sensor arrays, AUVs, towed array sonar, undersea acoustic relays
Multi-Domain Combat Cloud (C4):
secure cross-domain data links, cloud-enabled C2, COP platforms, AI-assisted battle management
Electronic Warfare (EW):
SIGINT/ELINT suites, spectrum monitoring, adaptive jammers, spoofers, offensive cyber-electronic effects
Cyber Defence & Info Superiority:
esilient tactical networks, quantum-safe encryption, intrusion detection, deception systems, counter-disinformation
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