The NATO has announced the selection of companies that will be part of the next cycle of its Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic program (DIANA), focused on promoting technological developments applicable to both civilian and military sectors. Within this selected group, six companies from Spain were selected. These are Fossa Systems, VIG-SEC Drone, XRF.ai, ATOM H2, Alias Robotics and Kreios Space.
Overall, the project consists of: 150 international companies and will begin January 2026. DIANA’s goal is to consolidate a technological edge in the defense and security of allies and to promote new innovations that transform peace, crisis and conflict scenarios, with the important asterisk of having dual-use capability.
NATO has established several areas Prioritize strategically The topics of this call include, among others, big data, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, energy and the aerospace sector. In the case of the Spanish, they will cover different areas, with several innovations and unique contributions.
One of the cases that has aroused the greatest interest is that of Fossa systems. This company focuses on the development and operation of satellite connectivity services in remote or difficult to access environments. It provides services to strategic sectors such as energy, infrastructure, agriculture and logistics and supplies satellites to governments and organizations.
VIG-SEC drone specializes in drones for security, emergency and technical inspection applications and provides legal advice and certified training for pilots. XRF.ai represents the national ecosystem’s commitment to artificial intelligence and augmented reality.
ATOM H2 proposes innovative solid hydrogen energy storage solutions and develops hydrogen water generators for personal use Also known as robotics presents advanced protection systems against computer attacks in robotics. Finally, Kreios Room operates in the segment of electric propulsion for satellites in low Earth orbit, enabling the use of atmospheric air as fuel without the need for conventional fuel.
The participation of these companies implies fcontractual financing assigned by NATO and access to DIANA’s new technology centers. These advances will be available on a network of 16 acceleration centers and more than 200 laboratories of tests distributed across the 32 Allied countries, including access to various Alliance assistance services.
Companies will be able to access it from January 2026 International resourcesTraining, industrial collaboration and the opportunity to receive specialized mentoring, advanced technological training and support in the scalability of their solutions. All of these options are integrated into an environment that promotes public-private collaboration as well as the integration of the international standards required by the alliance.
“The next generation of disruptive technologies will be decided in the area of dual-use technology,” says the official statement from the Atlantic Alliance. The challenge for Spanish industry now is to convert this support into new exportable developments viable solutions both for the internal market and for the industrial and defense fabric of the Western bloc.
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