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11–12 Nov 2026
European Defence Innovation Forum (EDIF) 2026
World Forum The Hague · The Hague, Netherlands
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- Dates
- Wed, 11 November 2026 – Thu, 12 November 2026
- Venue
- World Forum The Hague
- Location
- The Hague, Netherlands
- Organizer
- Embassy of Ukraine in the Netherlands, DeltaQuad, VN Strategies (with support of Dutch MoD, Ministry of Economic Affairs NL, MoD Ukraine, RVO, NIDV, ROM-Nederland, Municipality of The Hague)
- Cost
- paid
- Scale
- regional
- Recurrence
- annual
- Format
- On-site
Market intel
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EDIF 2026 is the second edition of a newly established annual forum dedicated to EU–Ukraine defence industrial cooperation, dual-use innovation, and investment.
- The 2025 inaugural edition was a single-day event attended by the Dutch Minister of Defence and 50+ Ukrainian companies
- The 2026 edition expands to two full days with an exhibition component
- No post-show attendance figures for 2025 have been published, so exact visitor numbers remain unconfirmed.
Notable exhibitors
DeltaQuadNetherlands Industries for Defence and Security (NIDV)Embassy of Ukraine in the Netherlands
AI-researched Tue, 18 August 2026. Estimates from public sources. Verify with the organizer.
Why it matters
EDIF is one of the few European forums explicitly designed to convert operational frontline experience — particularly from Ukraine — into co-production agreements, procurement pipelines, and industrial partnerships, making it a direct route to Dutch and broader EU MoD decision-makers.
- For SMEs and startups, the curated B2B matchmaking and presence of investors and venture capital funds creates concrete pathways to funding, certification support, and integration into European supply chains.
- The forum's backing by national ministries, NIDV, and RVO gives participating companies direct access to government procurement officers and defence attachés in a single venue.
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About
The European Defence Innovation Forum (EDIF) is an annual two-day working forum held at the World Forum in The Hague, bringing together European and Ukrainian defence companies, government ministers, investors, research institutions, and early-stage innovators.
- The 2026 edition is the second instalment of the forum, which debuted on 25 September 2025.
- EDIF is structured around pre-booked B2B matchmaking, live demonstrations, high-level ministerial panels, and practical clinics focused on co-production, certification, and funded pilots.
- Its central theme is integrating Ukraine's battlefield-tested innovations into European defence industrial value chains.
Topics
Dual-useUAS / DronesAutonomy & RoboticsProcurementFunding
Who it's for
PrimesSMEsStartupsInvestorsInstitutions
Funding behind this kind of event
Instruments open to companies based in Netherlands, tracked with their call deadlines.
- DIC — Defence Innovation CompetitionNetherlands Ministry of Defence
- IIC — Innovation Impact Challenge (formerly SBIR)Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) on behalf of Dutch ministries including Defence
- SecFundNetherlands Ministry of Defence (managed by Brabant Development Agency BOM with the Regional Development Agencies)
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