NATO DIANA: Autonomy & Unmanned Systems

Sweden · 2026 cohort

Develops technology for detecting and tracking low- flying fibre-optic guided drones.

France · 2026 cohort

Develops a versatile interceptor drone with omnidirectional propulsion for counter-UAS missions.

Spain · 2026 cohort

Develops AI-driven cybersecurity for robots and other complex or critical infrastructure.

Greece · 2026 cohort

Develops AI-powered autonomous UAV swarms for resilient low-altitude ISR in denied environments.

United Kingdom · 2026 cohort

Uses acoustic sensing to detect threats invisible to conventional optical or radar sensors.

United Kingdom · 2026 cohort

Builds autonomous defence systems including GNSS- denied UAV navigation and surveillance.

United Kingdom · 2026 cohort

Develops research and experimental capabilities for drone detection and counter-UAS systems.

Canada · 2026 cohort

Develops lightweight, modular hydrogen energy storage for unmanned systems (UxS).

United States · 2026 cohort

Develops simultaneous 360-degree protection against large swarms of EW-resistant drones.

Germany · 2026 cohort

Develops sovereign, cloud-free AI for resilient multi- domain operations.

United States · 2026 cohort

Develops a stealthy amphibious robot for ISR and mine countermeasures in nearshore environments.

Denmark · 2026 cohort

Develops Spectre: an autonomous, vision-based, GPS- free and EW-resilient autonomy module.

United Kingdom · 2026 cohort

Develops distributed visual autonomy for scalable management of AI-enabled autonomous fleets.

United States · 2026 cohort

Develops AI-powered 3D acoustic software for isolating sound sources in complex environments.