Estonian Defence Week features events organised in collaboration with various partners. Each event requires separate registration. Please refer to the individual event page for details and registration instructions.
Starting on Monday, 21 September, 2026, Estonian Defence Week will bring together 4000 domestic and international defence experts and companies over five days to discuss and address pressing security challenges, as well as showcase the latest defence industry solutions.
The week opens with Innovation Day, which will feature leaders from defence, technology and investment and highlight startup pitches focused on dual-use capabilities shaping security across NATO and beyond.
The Estonian Defence Industry Symposium on 22 September will host defence industry experts and policy makers from more than 30 countries.
The Annual Baltic Conference on Defence (ABCD) on 22–23 September will examine transatlantic, European, and regional defence issues with policymakers, military officials, academics, and analysts.
The central event of EDW is the Tallinn Defence Exhibition (22–25 September), featuring more than 100 leading companies from Estonia and abroad and enabling direct engagement between suppliers, investors, and public-sector stakeholders.
The programme will also include the NATO Open Innovation Challenge (OIC), which will take place on 24 September and invite startups, researchers, and industry actors from Allied member states to develop practical, rapidly deployable solutions to defined defence and security challenges.
The week concludes on Friday, 25 September, with hackathons and side events focused on developing practical security and defence solutions.
Join us at Estonian Defence Week (EDW), a five days premier international business and inspiration event, dedicated to advancing Estonia's defense and space industries and defence policies!
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Starting on Monday, 21 September, 2026, Estonian Defence Week will bring together 4000 domestic and international defense experts and companies over five days to discuss and address pressing security challenges, as well as showcase the latest defense industry solutions.
Defence Innovation Day
Defence Innovation Day 2026 toob kokku kaitse-, tehnoloogia- ja investeerimisvaldkonna juhid, et arutada, kuidas innovatsioon aitab tugevdada julgeolekut nii NATO-s kui ka mujal. Fookuses on riikide vastupanuvõime, siseturvalisus ja kaksikkasutusega tehnoloogiad. Programmis sisalduvad iduettevõtete pitch’id, ettekanded ja paneelarutelud, kus kohtuvad investorid ja lahenduste lõppkasutajad, räägitakse sellest, kuidas uued ideed ka päriselt kasutusse jõuavad. Üritust korraldab Tehnopol NATO DIANA Eesti kiirendi kaudu.
Sümpoosium 2026
Eesti kaitsetööstuse sümpoosion toob kokku kaitsetööstuse eksperdid ja poliitikakujundajad enam kui 30 riigist.
Teema "Next in Defence: Autonoomia, kosmos ja tööstusvalmidus" keskendub üritus kolmele prioriteedile, mis kujundavad Euroopa kaitsevalmidust:
A) Autonoomia ja tehisintellekt: prototüübist lahenduseni.
B) kosmos kui kaitsevõimekuse kiht: ISR (luure, järelevalve, luure), side, PNT (positsioneerimine, navigatsioon ja ajastus), olukorrateadlikkus.
C) Kaitsetööstuse valmisolek: Nõudlus, investeeringud, koostöö
Annual Baltic Conference on Defence 2026
The week continues with the Baltic Defence Conference (ABCD), held for the 20th time, which gathers policymakers, military officials, academics, analysts, and media representatives to discuss defense issues concerning transatlantic relations, Europe, and the region.
2025 GALLERY
Liitu meiega Eesti Kaitsenädalal (EDW)
The Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel)
Kursi tn 3, Tallinn