From 15–17 October 2026, the University of Latvia (UL) will host the EUDIS Defence Hackathon 2026 Latvia, an international defence innovation hackathon organised under the European Union Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS), at the University's Academic Centre in Riga. The event will bring together start-ups, researchers, engineers and technology developers from across Europe. This year's autumn hackathon will focus on the theme "Autonomy on the Battlefield", exploring autonomous systems and…
From 15–17 October 2026, the University of Latvia (UL) will host the EUDIS Defence Hackathon 2026 Latvia, an international defence innovation hackathon organised under the European Union Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS), at the University's Academic Centre in Riga. The event will bring together start-ups, researchers, engineers and technology developers from across Europe. This year's autumn hackathon will focus on the theme "Autonomy on the Battlefield", exploring autonomous systems and robotics solutions across the air, land, maritime and space domains. Participants will address three challenges: GNSS-Denied Navigation, developing autonomous systems capable of operating effectively without GNSS signals; Swarm Coordination, focusing on…
