DEFSEC Atlantic 2025

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NATO DIANA Accelerator Centre

A new feature this year, the NATO DIANA Accelerator Centre will feature up to 14 companies participating in the DIANA Accelerator Program. This area is located in Rooms 106/107/108 on the Convention Level of the Halifax Convention Centre.

The DIANA Accelerator Programme is designed to equip businesses with the skills and knowledge to navigate the world of deep tech, dual-use innovation.

DIANA uses “challenges” to articulate Allied defence needs while ensuring we keep pace with the speed of emerging technologies.​ Once DIANA’s challenges are issued publicly, innovators can apply to these challenges through a Challenge Call. Successful innovators will join DIANA ecosystem and its overarching Challenge Programme.

DIANA’s Accelerator Programme (both Phase 1 and Phase 2) is a part of the DIANA Challenge Programme. It equips start-ups with the skills and knowledge to navigate the world of defence, security and dual-use innovation. ​DIANA does this by harnessing the expertise and connections of centres of innovation across the Alliance to create a resilient and collaborative network of innovation. With the support of DIANA’s Accelerator Network, 17 sites provide dedicated resources to DIANA innovators across the Alliance.

You can zoom in to see which booths have been confirmed so far, as they are labelled and shaded on this diagram.

We encourage attendees to take time to visit this area to learn about the cutting-edge innovations happening in the industry and how you can become involved.

Participation of companies to exhibit as part of the NATO DIANA Accelerator Centre at DEFSEC Atlantic is being coordinated by the NATO DIANA Halifax office.

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