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Challenge Call | Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA)

May 6, 2026

Value

100k EUR contractual funding

Description

DIANA’s Decision Superiority for NATO Warfighters Challenge: 

DIANA is seeking high maturity (TRL 7+) Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and related software solutions that will improve NATO’s operational planning and execution through enhanced modelling and simulation, wargaming and decision-making capabilities.

Solutions selected through this challenge will augment existing AI-enabled digital warfighting platforms and will be rapidly iterated with NATO stakeholders, building to a demonstration – with the potential for follow-on contracts through DIANA’s Rapid Adoption Service.

In addition to this Challenge, DIANA will also be launching a set of challenges in June 2026, where selected innovators will undertake DIANA’s Accelerator Programme, engage with end users and obtain eligibility to be awarded follow-on contracts through DIANA’s Rapid Adoption Service

Eligible Applicants

Any company with its principal place of business in a NATO member nation that is controlled and majority owned by nationals of NATO member nations is eligible to submit a proposal. The specific eligibility criteria are set out in the ‘Terms and Conditions of Bidding’.

DIANA’s challenges are targeted at start-ups or small and medium-sized enterprises with limited experience in defence and security.

DIANA will accept collaborative proposals as long as all member companies meet the eligibility requirements; a single company must be listed as the lead for the purposes of communication during the selection process, as well as for contracting and reporting requirements, should the proposal be selected.

Universities, public sector organisations and non-profit groups are not eligible to apply.

Eligible Expenses

The 100k EUR contractual funding must be used to enable the demonstration of your technical solution within a cloud environment, facilitated by DIANA. This will include contracting a cloud service provider to facilitate the demonstration.

Deadline Date

Apply before 9 AM BST on Tuesday, 5 May 2026.

Contact

Contact Name: DIANA is communicated through their website and LinkedIn.

E-mail Address: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nato-diana/

Website: https://www.diana.nato.int/challenges/decision-superiority-for-nato-warfighters.html

Industry:

Software/Technology

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

Innovators, SMEs, Start-up

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