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Innovation Support Mechanisms

Discover programmes, funding opportunities, experimentation activities and innovation networks that help innovators engage with NATO and defence ecosystems across the Alliance.

NATO offers a range of innovation support mechanisms designed to support innovators, researchers, startups, scaleups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), investors and other non-traditional defence suppliers engage with the Alliance.

Whether you are seeking funding, access to testing environments, collaboration opportunities, operational feedback or pathways to adoption, NATO provides multiple ways to develop, demonstrate and scale innovative technologies that contribute to Allied security and resilience.

NATO supports organisations throughout the innovation journey, from early-stage research and collaboration through to testing, operational demonstration, and adoption. The programmes below are presented broadly in line with the stages of innovation they support.

On this page:

Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA)

NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)

Task Force X (TFX)

NATO Innovation Ranges (NIR)

NATO ACT Innovation Continuum

Ukraine-NATO Innovation, Technology & Engineering (UNITE) – Brave NATO

Science for Peace and Security (SPS)

Defence Against Terrorism Programme of Work (DAT PoW)

Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA)

Support type: Tailored accelerator programme, non-dilutive funding, mentoring, and access to a transatlantic network of test centres, investors, and defence end users.

Description: DIANA is the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic, an organisation established by NATO to find and accelerate innovation to provide defence and security effects for the Alliance. NATO DIANA provides companies from across the Alliance with the resources, networks and guidance to develop cutting-edge technologies to solve critical defence and security challenges, while also supporting their adoption.
Selected innovators receive up to 400 000 EUR in non-dilutive funding, as well as gaining access to an Alliance-wide network of world-class accelerator sites, more than 200 test centres, support from dedicated experts and mentors, and connection to a network of trusted investors to enable scaling. Innovators further benefit from access to the Rapid Adoption Service, as well as opportunities to demonstrate their technologies in operational environments.

Typical participants (from across the Alliance only):

  • Technology startups and scale-ups
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
  • Organisations developing dual-use technologies and headquartered in a NATO Allied nation

How to proceed if interested: Interested organisations can learn more about the DIANA Accelerator Programme. Applications are submitted in response to regular DIANA Challenge Calls

Learn more about DIANA

Before going into the DIANA programme, I personally didn’t think that type of rapid progress, especially in the defence landscape, was possible.

Dmitrios Adamos

Co-Founder, Cogitat, a UK-based company, advanced its innovation from TRL 4 to TRL 7 through the NATO DIANA Programme, supported by DIANA mentoring and testing at the Estonian Aviation Academy.

NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)

Support type: Equity venture capital investment

Description: The NATO Innovation Fund is an independent EUR 1 Billion venture capital fund backed by 24 NATO Allies. The fund invests in deep-tech and dual-use companies developing advanced technologies that can strengthen defence, security, and resilience across the Alliance. The Fund also invests in venture capital funds that support emerging technology ecosystems and help scale innovative technologies.

Typical participants (from across the 24 participating Allies only):

  • Deep-tech and dual-use startups
  • Venture capital funds
  • Technology companies seeking growth capital

How to proceed if interested: Organisations interested in engaging with the NIF can visit the Contact Us page 

Learn more about the NIF

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Task Force X (TFX)

Support type: Testing, evaluation, verification and validation (TEVV)

Description: Task Force X helps accelerate the integration of innovative technologies into operational environments by experimenting with available technologies to real-world operational requirements.

It provides opportunities for companies to demonstrate mature solutions alongside military end users, gather operational feedback, improve interoperability, and support the rapid adoption of new capabilities.

Typical participants (from Allied Nations, and select partners on a case-by-case basis):

  • Companies with mature technologies ready for operational demonstration
  • Startups and scaleups
  • Defence and dual-use technology providers

How to proceed if interested: Participation details and registration information will be published on the NATO’s Industry Front Door as they become available.

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Task Force X Baltic is Task Force X Baltic flips the traditional model. Instead of starting with rigid requirements and years-long development cycles, it begins with what already exists - commercially available drones and systems. These are acquired rapidly, tested in operational conditions, and refined in real time.

NATO Innovation Ranges (NIR)

Support type: Testing, evaluation, verification and validation (TEVV)

Description: NATO Innovation Ranges are nationally-led testing and experimentation facilities made available to Allies and NATO to accelerate the testing, evaluation, verification, and validation of emerging technologies in representative operational environments.
For companies, NIRs provide opportunities to test solutions under realistic conditions, generate credible and transferable evidence to support product verification and validation, and accelerate technology development and maturation. They also provide access to operationally relevant environments that can help organisations demonstrate the performance and suitability of their solutions for defence and security applications.

Current NATO Innovation Range pilots include:

  • Estonia: Cyber Testbed, focused on cyber and information and communications technology solutions.
  • Finland and Sweden: Future Connectivity, focused on resilient and secure next-generation connectivity technologies.
  • Italy: Underwater Environment, focused on underwater systems and maritime technologies.
  • Latvia: Uncrewed Systems, focused on tactical-level uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed aircraft system technologies.
  • Netherlands: Shallow Waters, focused on autonomous maritime capabilities and seabed security in shallow-water environments.

Typical participants (from Allied Nations, and select partners on a case-by-case basis):

  • Technology developers
  • Startups and scaleups
  • Defence companies
  • Organisations seeking operational testing opportunities

How to proceed if interested: Participation details and registration information will be published on the NFDI and Events Calendar as they become available.

NATO ACT Innovation Continuum

Support type: Innovation ecosystem and collaboration platform

Description: The NATO ACT Innovation Continuum connects innovators, industry, academia, investors, end users, and government stakeholders across the Alliance. It helps bridge the gap between technology development and adoption by facilitating collaboration, experimentation, access to expertise, and engagement across the defence innovation ecosystem. Participation provides opportunities to build partnerships, increase visibility, explore funding pathways, and contribute to solving shared security and resilience challenges.

Typical participants (from across the Alliance only):

  • Startups and scaleups
  • Industry
  • Research organisations
  • Investors
  • Government organisations

How to proceed if interested: A Request for Information (RFI) is published annually on NATO Allied Command Transformation's contracting portal 

Learn more about the NATO ACT Innovation Continuum

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SHINE2025, NATO ACT Innovation Continuum’s culminating event.

Ukraine-NATO Innovation, Technology & Engineering (UNITE) – Brave NATO

Support type: Innovation competitions, funding, testing opportunities, and pathways to adoption.

Description: The Ukraine-NATO Innovation, Technology & Engineering (UNITE) – Brave NATO Programme supports joint innovation projects between Allied and Ukrainian companies to develop, test, and scale technologies that address shared defence and security challenges.
Through challenge-based competitions, participating organisations can access up to €50 million in funding provided by NATO and Brave1, testing opportunities in NATO and Ukraine, and pathways to transition and adoption through mechanisms such as NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) contracts and the Brave1 virtual marketplace.
The first UNITE – Brave NATO competition, launched in 2026 and focused on counter-uncrewed aircraft systems (C-UAS) and air defence, is being executed by the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) and is expected to award approximately €10 million in contracts. Additional competitions are expected to follow.

Typical participants (from across the Alliance and Ukraine only):

  • Allied technology companies
  • Ukrainian technology companies
  • Startups, scaleups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
  • Organisations with mature technologies ready for testing, demonstration, or deployment

How to proceed if interested: Interested companies from NATO countries and Ukraine should register for matchmaking through the UNITE – Brave NATO portal to identify a potential commercial partner and prepare a joint application.
When competitions are open, applications are submitted through the UNITE – Brave NATO portal.
For companies from NATO countries, a Declaration of Eligibility for NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) contracts may be required and can be requested through the relevant national delegation to NATO.

Learn more about UNITE - Brave NATO

We do appreciate that NATO is fostering this brand new partnership with Ukraine in the field of innovations. This cooperation will accelerate the development of cutting-edge defence technologies and strengthen interoperability. Together, we are building a more resilient, adaptive, and technologically advanced defence architecture for the entire Euro-Atlantic community.

Mykhailo Fedorov

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

Science for Peace and Security (SPS)

Support type: Grants for collaborative research and development projects and knowledge exchange events

Description: The NATO SPS Programme promotes practical cooperation and dialogue between NATO Allies and partner countries based on scientific research, technological innovation, and knowledge exchange. SPS grants support security-relevant activities tailored to specific challenges, implemented by multinational teams and aligned with NATO's strategic objectives.

For participants, the SPS Programme provides opportunities to develop innovative solutions to emerging security challenges, collaborate with international experts, and build partnerships across the Allied and partner scientific community.

Typical participants (from Allied and NATO partner nations only):

  • Academic institutions
  • Scientific and research organisations
  • Government research agencies
  • Civil society organisations
  • Non-profit organisations

How to proceed if interested: Applicants may respond to calls for proposals published on the SPS website. 

Learn more about SPS

In July 2025, four teams of researchers and professors from universities in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States and Austria competed at a UAS and C-UAS test range in Huntsville, Alabama, in the context of SAPIENCE, a flagship project supported by NATO’s Science for Peace and Security Programme. Teams put their UAS to the test in a simulated disaster scenario, with fully autonomous multi-platform systems performing tasks ranging from storm damage assessment, search and rescue, and medical supply delivery.

Defence Against Terrorism Programme of Work (DAT PoW)

Support type: Co-funding for national, multinational and NATO-led activities; led by either an Ally or NATO body, leveraging the capacities of governmental, industrial, and scientific & research organisations.

Description: The Defence Against Terrorism Programme of Work (DAT PoW) supports the development and testing and evaluation of technologically advanced military capabilities and innovative operational concepts focused on defending Allied forces, territory and populations against terrorism and asymmetrical threats. It delivers a multinational ecosystem of exercises, operational experimentation, concept and software development, standardization efforts and research initiatives, through close collaboration between nations, industry and academia.

Typical participants:

  • Allied governmental organisations
  • NATO bodies
  • Self-funded private sector partners participating in national or multinational projects (participation assessed on a case-by-case basis)
  • Scientific and research organisations

How to proceed if interested: Allied governmental organisations and NATO bodies can request the annual project proposal package by contacting the DAT PoW team

Organised by the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) and hosted by the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR), TIE 26 brought together military, industry and scientific experts from 11 Allied Nations and two Partner Nations to test and evaluate the latest counter-drone technologies in a live, controlled environment. The activity was partly funded by DATPoW.