2026 Cohort of Companies

Advanced Communication Technologies

Arke Telekom Mühendislik Elektronik Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Şti

Resilient, autonomous communication architecture for GNSS-free tactical drone operations

Türkiye

Atlas Innovative Technologies

Secure, resilient battlefield communications delivered through modular fibre-optic networks

United Kingdom

Beechat Network Systems Ltd.

The first zero-trust, post-IP tactical mesh with built-in cryptographic identity

United Kingdom

Belfort

Enabling encrypted computing to process sensitive data

Belgium

Celare Quantum Communications

Quantum-safe cryptography

Denmark

DeployX

Plasma-enhanced electrically small antennas for resilient decentralised communications

United States

Enclaive GmbH

Providing a resilient post-quantum 5G infrastructure for contested and disaster environments

Germany

JET Connectivity

Provide, cognitive 5G/6G with integrated access and backhaul with position, navigation and timing

United Kingdom

NanTenna

An ultra small form factor dual port dual band S&C MIMO antenna

United States

Neuron Innovations

Secure Edge infrastructure for autonomous communication and AI coordination

United Kingdom

Pan Galactic Corporation

Securing space and defence missions with quantum-safe, decentralised multi-domain communications

United Kingdom

Qoherent

Intelligent, adaptive, and resilient 5G payload for mobile adhoc networking

Canada

Tightbeam Photonics

Slashing the cost of space to ground laser communication

Canada

Vidoc Security Lab

Securing human and AI generated code

POLAND

VISS

Hardware-enforced endpoint protection making remote cyber compromise physically impossible

Germany

Autonomy & Unmanned Systems

AegisX

Detecting & tracking low flying fibre optic drones

Sweden

Aerix Systems

Versatile interceptor drone with omnidirectional propulsion for CUAS missions

France

ALIAS ROBOTICS, S.L.

Embedded AI driven cyberdefence capabilities for unmanned systems

Spain

Alpha Autonomy

AI-powered autonomous UAV swarms for resilient, low-altitude ISR in denied & contested environments

Greece

Arcani

When the threat is invisible to all other sensors, acoustic prevails

United Kingdom

Delian Alliance Industries

Low-cost, highly accurate GPS-denied navigation for any UAV

United Kingdom

DroneTector Limited

High-resolution sensors to detect and track small drones

United Kingdom

Hydrogen in Motion

Lightweight, modular hydrogen energy storage system for unmanned systems (UxS)

Canada

Mara

Simultaneous 360° protection against swarms of 48+ EW-resistant drones at 1/20th the cost.

United States

NeuralAgent

Empowerment through sovereign, cloud-free AI for resilient multi-domain operations

Germany

Picogrid

Interoperable, Detection and Defeat (ID2) Platform for air defence

United States

Pliant Energy Systems Inc

Stealthy amphibious robot for ISR and mine countermeasures in complex nearshore environments

United States

Robotto

Spectre is an autonomous, vision-based, GPS-free, EW-resilient and combat-proven autonomy module.

Denmark

Vizgard

Distributed, visual autonomy for scalable management of an AI-enabled autonomous fleet

United Kingdom

Wave Sciences

AI-powered 3D software lens bringing acoustic details into focus from a crowd of sound

United States

Contested Electromagnetic Environments

AdamantQ

Diamond spin-based rugged sensors for unfailing navigation across land, sea and space

Sweden

AmorphiQ

AI with a quantum dynamic engine to analyse complex contested EM space

United Kingdom

CX2

Building an electromagnetic wall for 21st century drone wars

United States

Evolunar

Navigation system for contested electromagnetic environments

Italy

FASMETRICS SA

Edge-point adaptive antenna beamforming for contested EM environments

Greece

FOSSA Systems

LEO-based electromagnetic intelligence for sovereign situational awareness

Spain

LSMedical

Precision-engineered magnets deliver superior performance with rare earth-free technology

Estonia

Odysseus Space

Secure data link solution for a contested and congested electromagnetic environment

Luxembourg

OLEDCOMM

Stealth in drone flight. Unjammable connectivity by light

France

Perf Drone Systems

Secure, long-range drone radio communications for defense and beyond

Poland

Rotonium

OAM tunnel through jammed battlefields

Italy

SDQ Solutions Canada

Future-proofing the next generation of global navigation

Canada

Slipstream Engineering Design Limited

High-bandwidth comms and sensing payloads that exceed limits for agile electromagnetic dominance

United Kingdom

TERN

Resilient, GNSS-free navigation for assured mobility in contested environments

United States

Testnor

GNSS denied test environment for Arctic harsh conditions

Norway

Critical Infratructure & Logistics

Connect Robotics

Transforming logistics capabilities through cutting-edge autonomous solutions

Portugal

Copsys Technologies Inc.

Disrupting two prominent and persistent marine infrastructure challenges: Corrosion and Biofouling

Canada

Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation

Remote monitoring for Micro Modular Reactors (MMRs)

Canada

e-peas

Providing ICs for energy autonomous sensors, improving infrastructure monitoring, and logistics

Belgium

Ethicronics

Software to verify hardware integrity and authenticity

United Kingdom

Fieldmade

Enhancing readiness through on-demand part production close to the point of need

Norway

Hydro Road Limited

Sustainable terrain and road stabilisation for critical infrastructure

United Kingdom

INCAS

Delivering out-of-autoclave, energy-efficient moulds for UAV composite structures

Romania

Incendia Canada Inc.

AI powered environmental detector that communicates wirelessly and coordinates emergency response

Canada

Knitronix

Monitoring systems for civil and military large infrastuctures

Italy

Niricson

Making infrastructure safer

Canada

PEK AUTOMOTIVE D.O.O.

Last-mile logistics for challenging terrain and critical Defence and Civil Protection operations

Slovenia

ROBOTINA d.o.o.

Delivering secure, rugged, and autonomous power and battery management for military deployments.

Slovenia

Safety Bolt AB

Securing infrastructure & extending it's lifetime

Sweden

Simularge

Physics-informed AI for reliable defence production

Türkiye

Data Assisted Decision Making

Aereus

AI-powered, multi-modal data engine for scene intelligence

Germany

Aktiver

Multi-modal data fusion for decision advantage and information dominance

United States

Blue Team Intelligence B.V.

Providing daily, global, high resolution 7-day predicted soil trafficability insights

Netherlands

C2GRID

Fusing battlefield data with AI for real-time 3D awareness and accelerated operational decisions

Estonia

CulturePulse

Psychologically realistic digital twins for operational foresight

Slovakia

DATAMBIT Limited

AI deepfake detection securing operational integrity and strengthening strategic decisions

United Kingdom

Datifex

Software platform for digital twins and industrial metaverses

Canada

Exentech Savunma Medikal Havacılık Bilişim Ltd. Şti.

Throwable 360° intelligence for missions that demand safety and precision

Türkiye

GlobVision Inc.

Space Common Operating Picture (SCOP) for Advanced Data Assisted Decision Making

Canada

HIGHTEK

Interoperable cloud intelligence fusing data into predictive awareness for faster decisions

Italy

InovecTech

Next-Gen surveillance with dynamic vision-based virtual sensors

CzecHIA

NorthStar Earth & Space

Multisource space data fusion for operational decision making

Canada

SkyFi

Geospatial solution to enable mobility decision support in contested and crisis conditions

United States

VIG-SEC DRONE S.L.

Dynamic, secure and interoperable airspace for modern multi-domain operations

Spain

XRF

Unified multi-source data for shared, real-time situational awareness with extended intelligence

Spain

Energy & Power

Airloom Energy

The next era of resilient power. Utility-scale, low-cost energy, built for the world

United States

ATOM H2

Hybrid solar-battery-hydrogen system providing reliable off-grid and backup power

Spain

Avju Solutions AS

Autonomous sensor networks for resilient energy in critical infrastructure

Norway

Boson Energy

Building energy and fuel supply resilience from local waste at fossil competitive cost

Luxembourg

CALYOS

Passive cooling for energy-efficient, resilient and mission-ready data centres and compute systems

Belgium

Exeger Operations AB

Enabling energy independence for equipment in the field

Sweden

Exonetik

Fuel-flexible turbogenerator delivering resilient, efficient power for mobile and microgrids

Canada

Flatlight

Developing the next generation of light modulators disrupting the market of data centres

France

Grengine Inc.

Cyber-secure, rapid-deploy modular energy systems engineered for austere and off-grid environments

Canada

Helicoid Industries Inc.

Innovative bio-inspired composite structures for resilient multi-environment operations

United States

LUX

On-site on-demand production, storage, and dispensing of Green liquid hydrogen

United Kingdom

Novac

Modular embedded supercapacitor-based UPS for resilient microgrids

Italy

SolarinBlue

Fast (re)-deployment of floating solar farms in remote locations

France

SOLARSTEAM INC.

Powering a new era of data sovereignty through liquid cooling without electricity

Canada

TAURiON Batteries GmbH

Reinventing sodium anodes for high-density, affordable energy storage made from local materials

Germany

Human Resilience & Biotechnology

Aboa Space Research Oy

Autonomous handheld microscope for rapid field diagnostics

Finland

AUXSYS

Supporting and augmenting soldiers with robotic exoskeletons

Germany

Avivo Biomedical Inc.

Whole-Blood Conversion Unit capable of converting A, B and AB-type whole blood into universal blood

Canada

Beyond Blood Diagnostics

Hand held, portable finger-prick blood count device for diagnostics

United Kingdom

Biocellis

Ultrasensitive and ultrafast immunoassays for toxin detection

France

Cohesys

A drillless solution for bone fracture fixation that is under investigational testing

Canada

Deep Breathe Inc.

On-edge, multi-diagnostic AI for real-time detection of traumatic torso injuries with ultrasound

Canada

Elitac Wearables

Reducing cognitive load and increasing situational awareness

Netherlands

GutSee Health

Treating battlefield infections with precision phage therapy

United Kingdom

Herges Detection GmbH

Field-deployed colorimetric detection of home-made and military explosives

Germany

Hourglass Medical

A rugged, head-worn telemedicine device designed for hands-free use in austere environments

United States

LightOx

Illuminating therapeutics & research tools

United Kingdom

Lysando Innovations Lab GmbH

Dual-action wound care against multidrug-resistant infections

Germany

New Platelet Company (NPC)

A never-ending safe supply of universal platelets for rapid military deployment

United Kingdom

ReBlood Rx

Reliable oxygen delivery when blood is not an option

United States

Maritime Operations

AMPHITRITE

Satellite and in-situ data fusion for accurate mapping of oceanic sound speed and sonar detection

France

ClearDrop

Acoustic surface-wave cleaning to keep optics operational in all weather

France

Composite Energy Technologies, LLC

Reducing the cost and the time of production of UUVs without compromising on performance

United States

Eye2Drive

Delivering AIReady CMOS sensors enhancing situational awareness in critical light conditions

Italy

Hefring Marine

Empowering capabilities for maritime domain awareness using existing assets

Iceland

HYPERKELP

Autonomous buoy networks providing persistent, low-cost maritime situational awareness

United States

Lux Bio

Bioluminescent, biodegradable illumination that provides safe, sustainable light instantly

Canada

MAPS Messaging BV

Secure real-time data exchange for maritime operations

Netherlands

Oceano Robotics

Underwater monitoring and surveillance of submarine communication and power cables

Netherlands

Orpheus Ocean

Ultra-scalable autonomous platforms for deep seabed monitoring and surveillance

United States

Quantum Quest

Modular autopilot for autonomous systems for underwater operations

Poland

StrateSea Technology, Inc.

Accelerating mission-ready subsea intelligence through multi-sensor AI

United States

Unplugged

Wireless subsea power and data enabling mobile, continuous AUV operations for maritime defence

Norway

Vatn Systems

Low-cost modular AUV for multi-mission undersea operations

United States

VICTUS Technologies, Inc.

All-domain localisation-assured autonomy for missions when GPS and comms fail

United States

Operations in Extreme Enviroments

Alchemy

Nanoparticle-based thermal camouflage

Canada

Aviant AS

VTOL-drone system for long range logistcs in harsh climate

Norway

Chimera Energy

Portable energy storage system for extreme cold environments

United Kingdom

Drone City

Heavy-lift UAV with advanced autonomy for extreme environments

United States

FireSwarm Solutions

Addressing the limitations of extreme environments with DASA-controlled Ultra Heavy-Lift drones

Canada

GBatteries Energy Canada Inc.

Smart pulse battery charger for cold-weather UxS operations

Canada

Hellstern medical GmbH

noac - a cyber-physical surgeon support enabling surgical excellence under field conditions

Germany

InfraHex s.r.o.

Multispectral camouflage system protecting personnel and equipment from thermal detection

CzecHIA

Marble Aerospace Limited

Fleets of high-speed UAVs with autonomous robotic hangars to create rapidly deployable “ISR bubbles”

United Kingdom

Mesodyne

Silent, reliable portable power generation from any fuel

United States

Microbium

Autonomous, plug-and-play microbiological sentinel for extreme environments

Slovenia

SEATOM Technologies

Submersible micro reactor delivering resilient, long-endurance power for naval and seabed operations

Finland

SINTEG Systems

In-situ inspection system for adhesive bondlines of composite materials

Netherlands

Spacedrip OÜ

Autonomous containerised freshwater logistics and water-reuse system for extreme environments

Estonia

Volta Space Technologies

Persistent drone flight and emergency power in extremely cold environments

Canada

Resilient Space Operations

Adaptronics

A versatile, energy-efficient and electro-adhesion based technology for object manipulation

Italy

Alba Orbital

Worlds smallest commercial Earth Observation satellites, to image earth more frequently

United Kingdom

Applied Atomics

Building the mobility network for space - powered by a new propulsion paradigm

United Kingdom

BruhnBruhn Innovation

Cloud everywhere - decisions before adversaries

Sweden

Capsule Corporation srl

Water-based propulsion system to streamline integration, test and deployment of dual use satellites

Italy

Deep Space Energy

Resilient radioisotope power for satellite manoeuvring and non-kinetic threat defence

Latvia

Ecosmic

The operating system for space security

Italy

Kreios Space

Enabling Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) through fuel-free atmospheric space propulsion

Spain

Mithril Technologies, Inc.

Software-defined satellite radar for advanced space domain awareness

United States

Neuraspace

AI-driven space defence platform for autonomous and secured orbital operations

Portugal

Space Power Ltd.

Laser turbocharge any solar panel with or without the sun, wirelessly

United Kingdom

Space Solar

Assembling large modular space structures for next gen situational awareness, power and aperture

United Kingdom

Spaceflux Ltd.

From awareness to anticipation: predictive AI for resilient space operations and strategic advantage

United Kingdom

Spectra Defence Limited

Revolutionising space imaging to enhance understanding of objects and activity in orbit

United Kingdom

WarpWare (ATTX Inc.)

Ensuring sustainable access to space through On-orbit debris characterisation

United States