NATO DIANA adds 10 companies to advanced accelerator programme

NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) has selected 10 new companies to join Mission Track, its programme to advance innovative technologies into operational capabilities. 

The companies were already part of DIANA's ecosystem, having initially been downselected to participate in its 2026 Accelerator Programme.  

The Accelerator Programme includes a cohort of 150 companies which each received EUR100,000 to develop their dual-use technologies. The companies have also been provided with access to more than 200 test centres, as well as a network of military and industry expertise. 

NATO says that Mission Track is only available to companies on the Accelerator Programme that demonstrate a “strong defence pull” and align with the operational needs of the alliance.  

An announcement by NATO on 2 September says that the companies taking part in Mission Track will gain an additional EUR300,000 in funding, alongside “tailored support to accelerate adoption”. According to NATO, the companies have already begun to focus on scaling up their technologies.  

Which companies have joined Mission Track?  

The 10 companies that have joined Mission Track are:  

• Alias Robotics (Spain) 
• BruhnBruhn Innovation (Sweden)
• Composite Energy Technologies (US) 
• Cohesys (Canada) 
• Deep Breathe (Canada) 
• Hefring Marine (Iceland) 
• InfraHex (Czech Republic) 
• Oledcomm (France) 
• Spaceflux (UK) 
• Vig-Sec Drone (Spain) 

These 10 companies join an initial five businesses that have been participating in Mission Track since May. These five companies are Fieldmade (Norway), JET Connectivity (UK), Mesodyne (US), SkyFi (US), and Spacedrip (Estonia).  

Jyoti Hirani-Driver, Acting Managing Director of NATO DIANA, said that Mission Track bridges the gap between innovations and “real-world impact”.

“We have already seen [the companies’] exceptional promise, and we look forward to helping them turn their innovations into operational advantage that matters to the alliance,” she said.