2026 London Defence Tech Hackathon

Future Forces and Isembard are hosting the 3rd London Defence Tech Hackathon to connect the UK’s brightest young engineering minds with cutting-edge startups, venture capitalists, and U.K. national security leadership and users. Our mission partner for 2026 is Anduril. Past partners have included Helsing, BAE Systems, Oracle, ARX Robotics, Arondite and Delian Alliance Industries. In collaboration with military units, governments and a network of the highest calibre investors we will work on unique problem sets ranging from robotic teaming to electronic warfare. We also had access to space in order to build and test products at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Equipped with the space and guidance necessary to develop and deploy solutions in the real world, attendees are encouraged to work on additional open-ended problem sets within defence, national security and wider deep technology where software, hardware and/or AI are fundamental building blocks. Please contact alexander.fitzgerald@isembard.com and richard.pass@futureforces.co.uk for additional information.