Franco-Dutch Defense & Tech Night

​Europe is rebuilding its defence sovereignty and France and the Netherlands are building it together.

​On 16 November, Business France Netherlands and the Embassy of France in the Netherlands welcome eight of France's sharpest defence and dual-use technology companies to Eindhoven. They arrive with the Booster Défense & Tech 2026, our six-month acceleration programme built to connect them to the Dutch ecosystem, and they arrive to stay.

​This is the opening night of their roadshow. One room, both ecosystems, and the people shaping the future of European DefTech.

​The cohort
ABSOLUT SYSTEM: cryogenics · ALTA ARES: counter-drone · ATDI: spectrum · COMAND AI: command & control · CREATIQUE TECHNOLOGIE: connectors · GLIMPS: cybersecurity · MC2 TECHNOLOGIES: counter-UAS · SAHAR: OSINT · IVYSPEC: robotic inspection · ELHYTEC: field energy

​Best-in-class in their respective fields. Full profiles in the official catalogue:

​Who's in the room
Dutch primes, MoD and agencies, NIDV and Brainport, TNO and TU Delft, investors, and the Franco-Dutch tech community.

​Programme: 6pm to 10pm
Official opening (30 min) · Cohort pitches with the 8 companies, 90 seconds each · Networking reception

​Registration required. Places are limited.

​Strategic Partners
This evening would not have been possible without the support of ATOS and INTELIC.

​Organised by Business France Netherlands and the Embassy of France in the Netherlands, with the support of the Defence Attaché Office, the Regional Economic Service in The Hague, the French Chamber of Commerce and La French Tech Amsterdam.