NATO DIANA’s Rapid Adoption Service is creating a fast-track pathway for innovators to collaborate and contract with military end users, ensuring solutions are tested, validated, and deployed at speed and scale.
The result: cutting-edge technology is reaching the hands of those who need it most: Allied forces operating in complex and demanding environments. This approach was recently demonstrated through a contract awarded through the Rapid Adoption Service on behalf of the United Kingdom.
The U.K. Ministry of Defence engaged DIANA and its Rapid Adoption Service to identify and trial a breakthrough technology from MyLanguage Inc., a DIANA innovator. The objective is to provide secure, offline voice-to-voice translation for medical operations in austere, congested and contested environments - whether in conflict zones or areas hit by natural disasters.
Rapid adoption in action: from concept to capability
But to understand how this collaboration took place, we have to go back to 2024, when NATO DIANA issued the Challenge Call for its 2025 cohort of companies. Innovators across the Alliance were invited to propose solutions to pressing Allied defence and security challenges.
MyLanguage Inc., based in California, was selected for the ‘Data and Information Security’ Challenge, and paired with the DIANA affiliated accelerator, MassChallenge Accelerator, in Boston, United States, during the first six months of their journey within NATO DIANA’s Programme.
The company’s solution—a secure, offline translation capability supporting 23 languages—eliminates reliance on human interpreters and the need for network connectivity.
Over the last few months, NATO DIANA’s legal, commercial, and adoption teams worked closely with the U.K.’s J-Hub Medical and Commercial X, to co-develop a specification and to establish an “opt-in programme” under the Rapid Adoption Service, enabling NATO DIANA to award contracts on the U.K.’s behalf.
MyLanguage’s technology is now being trialed by the U.K.’s J-Hub Medical under Project VERITAS, an initiative to enhance communication in environments where electronic signals are be limited.
Fast-tracking innovation via DIANA’s Rapid Adoption Service
The Rapid Adoption Service is a cornerstone of DIANA’s mission. It allows Allies to co-develop, prototype, and field technologies in operational settings before committing to large-scale procurements or acquisitions. Once a prototype is successfully demonstrated, the procurement or acquisition can occur without the need for further competition. This model reduces risk, enables iteration, accelerates timelines, and ensures solutions are tailored to real-world military needs.
For innovators, it opens doors to 32 NATO member states and NATO bodies—providing unprecedented access to defence markets. For Allies, it delivers cutting-edge capabilities faster than ever before.
The Rapid Adoption Action Plan, endorsed by NATO Heads of State and Government at the Hague Summit in June 2025, sets an ambitious goal: adopt new technologies within 24 months. DIANA’s Programme and Rapid Adoption Service are key enablers of this vision, fostering multinational cooperation and driving innovation at the speed of relevance.
As Project VERITAS begins pilot trials, it exemplifies DIANA’s commitment to bridging the gap between innovators and end users—ensuring that technology solves the needs of those on the front lines and is delivered when it matters most.