Winning Defense Hack Day Tallinn 2025

At the end of September, we went to a hackathon in Tallinn organized by EDTH.

We got the challenges a few days before the hackathon and decided on one the evening before so we could read about it. What really stood out was that all the ideas were purely practical—they came from real people who actually need these tools, not theoretical problems. The challenges included detailed descriptions and context, which made it easy to understand what mattered.

The Challenge

To execute some missions, drone operators need to watch multiple screens simultaneously, which is not comfortable and not scalable. They needed a tool that could handle the monitoring for them.

We built a system that detects objects in drone footage, classifies them, and immediately sends alerts to a dashboard. It groups events meaningfully so operators don't get flooded with notifications.

We spent a lot of time fine-tuning the detection and classification. Getting help from people at C2Grid, senior Ukrainian army personnel, and others was amazing, and seeing what everyone else was building was ultra inspiring.

What We Learned

We learned a lot technically, and even more from people who are working with those on the front lines. More importantly, we met some incredible people and left genuinely motivated.

We're building more now and want to connect with teams who need this. Our goal is to make it easy to work with data from video footage and real-time cameras—help with detection, threats, and more. If you're working on drone operations, surveillance systems, or related defense tech and this sounds useful, let's talk.

Reach out at contact@kuttenberg.ai.

And BIG THANK YOU to the organizers from European Defense Tech!