
NATO and Ukraine Launch €250,000 Persistent Airfield Denial Innovation Challenge
NATO's Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis Training and Education Centre (JATEC) have jointly launched the Persistent Airfield Denial Challenge, offering up to €250,000 in prizes for technologies capable of sustained denial of enemy airfield use. Submissions must have a range exceeding 150 km, a Technology Readiness Level of 5 or above, and must operate in GPS-denied and electronic warfare environments. The registration deadline is 20 July 2026.
Source: AeroTime Defense










