Friday, September 25, 2026
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM SGT
Singapore Defence Tech Hackathon 2026
About this event
An inaugural three-day defence technology hackathon at NUS Enterprise, with AI and agentic systems as a named focus track alongside autonomy, sensing and maritime security. Prize pool up to USD 30,000.
The first Singapore edition of a defence technology hackathon, co-organised by NUS Enterprise, TUM Venture Labs and the European Defense Tech Hub, expecting more than 120 engineers and founders.
AI and agentic systems is one of the named focus tracks, alongside autonomy, sensors and maritime security, under an overall theme of deterrence through technological superiority. The AI content is substantive rather than decorative: decision systems operating under adversarial conditions, sensor fusion, and autonomy stacks that have to work without a reliable network.
The prize pool runs up to USD 30,000 including a USD 12,000 top prize, and selected teams can continue into a three-month extended challenge with the NUS Defence Tech Venture Lab. Runs Friday afternoon through Sunday evening at NUS Enterprise @ i3 on Heng Mui Keng Terrace. Entry is application-based with organiser approval required, and no ticket fee is published. Separate visitor tickets exist for the Sunday demo day.
Organized by
Entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore. Runs hackathons and venture programmes from its i3 building at Kent Ridge, including defence and AI technology challenges.