​Time to Accelerate Global Defense Innovation 🚀

​Join us and 120+ of the world’s most driven engineers, founders, and operators for the Singapore Defense Tech Hackathon (SDTH) on September 25–27, 2026.

​We're thrilled to co-organize this hackathon together with NUS Enterprise and TUM Venture Labs, supporting the development of innovative technological solutions in Singapore.

​This isn’t a typical hackathon.

​It’s designed as a premier global launchpad for defense technology — bringing together international talent, defense innovators, and industry leaders to tackle real-world security challenges.

​Work alongside people who have built, deployed, and operated real-world systems. Meet potential co-founders. Build something that actually matters.

​We’ll prepare challenge tracks based on real operational needs — and you can bring your own project and pressure-test it with experienced mentors to get as close as possible to real-world deployment — fast.

​Goal

​1) Solve urgent security challenges in the Asia-Pacific
Work on problems that actually matter — from countering drone swarms to building resilient, multi-domain defense systems. Challenges are shaped together with operators, industry, and research partners.

​2) Build deployable prototypes — not just ideas
This is a 48-hour sprint to ship. Teams move from concept to working prototypes that can be tested, iterated, and taken further after the event.

​3) Launch companies and careers in defense tech
Whether you're entering the sector or already building, we put you in a position to continue — with pathways into incubation, funding, and real customers.

​4) Strengthen Singapore as a global defense innovation hub
This is about more than a weekend. The hackathon is the starting point of a broader pipeline turning talent into deployable capabilities and new ventures.

​Focus Areas

​We’ll feature 10–15 challenges across mission-critical domains, with a strong focus on multi-domain systems and global security requirements, including:

• ​Autonomous Command & Control (C2)

• ​AI & Agentic Systems

• ​Sensor-to-Shooter Integration

• ​Counter-UAS & Drone Swarms

• ​Maritime Security & Littoral Defense

• ​Electronic Warfare (EW)

• ​Resilient Communications

• ​Space-Based Infrastructure & Defense

• ​Modular, Integrated Defense Systems

• ​“Defense Dome” architectures for city-scale protection

​Compete & Win

​• Win Big: Claim prizes worth up to $30,000, including a $10,000 top prize to accelerate your prototype.

​• Scale Fast: Winning teams receive exclusive incubation opportunities with NUS Enterprise and TUM Venture Labs to transform ideas into scalable ventures.

​• Expert Network: Work alongside mentors and investors who have launched global breakthrough technologies and raised international capital.

​Agenda

​Friday, September 25, 2026

​Kick-off Day

​12:00 - Doors open, Networking

​13:00 - Welcome by Organizers, Keynote

​14:00 - Workshops, Team Formation, and Networking

​17:00 - Presentation of Mentors and Challenges

​18:00 - Start of Hacking

​Saturday, September 26, 2026

​Hacking continues all day

​Sunday, September 27, 2026

​10:00 - Testing of Presentations

​12:00 - Lunch Break, End of Hacking

​Demo Day (Open to Visitors)

​13:00 - Pitches of the winning teams

​15:00 - Award Ceremony

​15:30 - After-party & Networking

​To give the participants space to focus, there are no visitors during the hackathon. If you're curious about the outcomes, please sign up as a visitor for our Demo Day on Sunday.