D4D Hackathon lays foundation for defense AI ecosystem in APAC

The Deploy for Defense (D4D) Hackathon APAC concluded its inaugural event in Seoul, attracting over 200 participants from academia and defense AI companies including Palantir Technologies, Stealth Mole, and BONE AI. The hackathon awarded eight teams across five tracks, with a team from BONE AI winning the autonomous and unmanned systems category. Organizations from Oregon plan to visit Korea to sign a memorandum of understanding, marking the first case of a domestic hackathon leading to direct U.S. market entry for Korea's defense industry.

Deploy for Defense D4D Hackathon APAC successfully completed its inaugural event in Seoul, laying the foundation for a defense artificial intelligence AI ecosystem in the region. According to D4D, Sunday, it hosted the hackathon event from July 3-5, with more than 200 builders and officials from academia and defense AI companies including Palantir Technologies, Stealth Mole and BONE AI. The event awarded eight teams across five tracks. A team from BONE AI won the autonomous and unmanned systems track. Teams DoS and ANGAE won in the defense intelligence category, while DELPHI, SEASIDE and Nyx were recognized in battlefield networks, maritime domain awareness and combat readiness, respectively. Supporty and Kestrel also received special awards linked to an Oregon-based UAS accelerator program in the United States. Organizations from Oregon are scheduled to visit Korea on July 14 to sign a memorandum of understanding, marking the first case in Korea in which a domestic hackathon resulted in a direct U.S. market entry. “Korea's defense industry has long been defined by the export succe