NATO DIANA defence accelerator kicks off 2026 cohort in Halifax
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Springboard joined a packed house of innovators, industry, academia and military officials at the NATO and Canada Accelerating Technology with Capabilities and Investment Conference in Halifax January 21.
The event welcomed the 2026 cohort of innovators, who will be hosted at COVE, the Canadian NATO DIANA Accelerator Site. The NATO DIANA program empowers innovators with the resources, mentorship and connections needed to excel in both commercial and defence markets.
NATO DIANA describes this group as advancing critical capabilities across autonomous systems, subsea monitoring, maritime situational awareness, and advanced marine technologies—strengthening the NATO innovation ecosystem through collaboration, testing, and scale.