​This Hackathon is for Builders. Prove your work.

​On the frontline, every line of code, every connector can decide between life and death. What can you build to protect lives?

​Join Munich as the leading Defense Hub in Europe. At this no-nonsense hands-on hackathon, hosted in collaboration with TUM Venture Labs and the European Defense Tech Hub (EDTH), you can truly put your hacking ideas under test.

​We will provide you exclusive testing grounds and guided mentoring from professionals on defense innovations. Dive into cutting-edge solutions at the Defense Systems Hack on the TUM campus, bringing together experts, industry leaders, policymakers, and students.

​​Visitors

​​To give the participants time and space to focus on their projects during the hackathon, we'll have no visitors during the hackathon. If you're curious about the outcomes and what the teams have built, please sign up as a visitor for our demo day on Sunday.

​Agenda

​​Friday, May 30, 2025

​​​12:00 – Doors open

​​​13:00 - Welcome Speech & Keynote by TUM, Venture Labs & EDTH, leading German defense companies.

​Workshop Sessions on current trends in defense tech:

​​​14:00 - 15:15 - Workshop Session #1

​​​15:15 - 16:30 - Workshop Session #2

​​​16:30 - 18:00 - Workshop Session #3

​​​Open-ended Networking & Dinner in Munich centre

​​​​Saturday, May 31, 2025

​​​​08:30 - Doors open, Registration, Breakfast

​​​09:00 - Opening remarks, Hackathon 101: How to Hack.

​​​​10:00 - Start of Hacking

​​​​12:00 - Lunch Break

​​​​Sunday, June 01, 2025

​​​Last-Minute Pitch Training

​Project Submission

​​​​10:00 - End of Hacking

​​​Project Evaluation: Everyone pitches to the jury

​​​12:00 - Lunch Break

​​​​Demo Day

​​​​13:00 - Presentations from the Winners

​​​​15:00 - After-Party and Interview slots for selected participants

​Focus Areas

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• Computer Vision and AI on edge devices

​• Unmanned and autonomous systems(UAS and UGV)

​• Electronic and Cyber Warfare

​• Sensor Systems and Modularity

​• Battlefield of Economics: ideas to scale production faster

​• Space applications: OSINT and satellite imagery

​• Advanced drone and counter-drone technologies

​ …and morе

​Interesting for Hackers

​Real-world insights from active-duty Ukrainian defense experts, German defense industry, invited guests.

​Testing grounds near the venue to put your prototype into practice.

​Guided mentoring with personal mentors per team and specific problems to solve.

​Interesting for Companies

​High profile invitation list of leading defense industry experts, ministry representatives.

​Guided mentoring providing a fresh take on recruiting talents to your team outside the defense 'bubble'.

​Direct connection with European accelerators and programs, top research from TUM and partner universities.