about this event
Our First European Defense Tech Hackathon Focused on OSINT and FIMI.
Join us and 100+ hackathon participants from all across Europe and beyond for the European Defense Tech Hackathon on Nov 6-8, 2026, co-organized with the dtec.bw project "Media for Peace (M4P)" at the University of the Armed Forces, in Munich.
M4P has spent years researching how information is used as a weapon in conflict — Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) — and what you can build to counter it. The hackathon takes on the same problems. If you're working on open-source intelligence (OSINT), information operations, or counter-disinformation, this is the one to come to!
You get 48 hours, mentors from the Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces), and researchers from across the Munich ecosystem who will tell you whether your idea and prototype actually hold up!
Want to come as a visitor? Become an EDTH Community Member here: https://community.eurodefense.tech/
tracks
OSINT
Open-source intelligence: building tools and methods to gather and analyse publicly available information.
FIMI / Counter-Disinformation
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference and information operations — building approaches to counter information used as a weapon in conflict.
when
European Defense Tech Hackathon — UNIBW Munich
Hackathon opening day: welcome, problem framing on OSINT and FIMI, team formation and start of hacking.
◍ University of the Armed Forces (Universität der Bundeswehr München), NeubibergEuropean Defense Tech Hackathon — UNIBW Munich
Full hacking day with mentors from the Bundeswehr and researchers from the Munich ecosystem.
◍ University of the Armed Forces (Universität der Bundeswehr München), NeubibergEuropean Defense Tech Hackathon — UNIBW Munich
Final hacking, prototype pitches and judging; event ends at 17:00.
◍ University of the Armed Forces (Universität der Bundeswehr München), Neubibergtickets
| tickets | price | Fee | Status | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant Ticket | Free | None | Available | Free participation in the 48-hour European Defense Tech Hackathon for hackathon participants. |