NATO DIANA and Ukraine sign defence innovation cooperation agreement – Defensehere

NATO DIANA and Ukraine sign defence innovation cooperation agreement  Defensehere

According to NATO, its Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) and Ukraine signed a memorandum of understanding on October 29 to According to NATO, its Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) and Ukraine signed a memorandum of understanding on October 29 to strengthen cooperation on defence innovation. The agreement aims to facilitate joint technology development and testing, while helping Ukrainian innovators engage with NATO’s defence innovation ecosystem. On Thursday (29 October 2026), NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) and Ukraine signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which opens new opportunities to develop and test technologies together, and to deepen cooperation between Ukraine and NATO’s innovation ecosystems.

The agreement, signed at NATO Headquarters, is the first of its kind between DIANA and a NATO partner and marks a practical step towards strengthening mutual security through innovation. It also builds on the broader NATO-Ukraine cooperation across their innovation ecosystems, which has developed significantly since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The partnership is built on reciprocity. Ukraine has developed an extraordinary innovation ecosystem while confronting the realities of modern conflict, rapidly testing, adapting and improving technology under the most demanding conditions, as a result of Russia’s war of aggression. DIANA offers an established pathway connecting innovators with NATO’s defence and security expertise and infrastructure. The MoU