2025.12.10

BruhnBruhn Innovation Selected for NATO DIANA 2026 Cohort — Advancing Cloud-Native Space Operations for Allied Defence

Today, we are proud to announce that BruhnBruhn Innovation has been selected to join the NATO DIANA 2026 Challenge Programme Cohort, under the challenge area Resilient Space Operations. From a record-breaking 3,680 applications, only 150 companies across all 32 NATO nations were chosen—marking a major milestone for our team and for the space-software community in Europe.

For us, this is more than a recognition. It is a clear signal that the Alliance is preparing for a future where space systems must be as adaptive, secure, and software-defined as modern cloud infrastructure on Earth.

And this is exactly the future dacreo® apto was built for.

A Cloud-Native Leap for Space Missions

Space systems today face a convergence of challenges: bandwidth bottlenecks, contested electromagnetic environments, rapidly evolving mission needs, and increasingly sophisticated adversaries. Traditional spacecraft architectures—tightly coupled, slow to update, and difficult to secure—struggle under these pressures.

Our solution, dacreo apto, brings a cloud-native, Kubernetes-compatible space stack into orbit, enabling:

  • Real-time onboard AI/ML analytics
  • Massive downlink reduction through selective, insight-based data delivery
  • Distributed autonomy across proliferated constellations
  • Secure DevSecOps pipelines for rapid mission software updates
  • Resilient operations using our patent pending fault monitoring method

In 2025, our collaboration with SaraniaSat and HP Enterprise demonstrated the power of this approach—running AI/ML inference on orbit-representative hardware, showing how cloud-native analytics can bridge Earth and space and unlock insights dramatically faster than traditional pipelines. Read more.

Later that same year, we introduced dacreo apto as the first European Kubernetes-compatible space stack validated on state-of-the-art American space computer hardware. This enabled fully containerized mission applications, Helm-based deployments, and automated recovery directly on space-grade processors. Read more.

DIANA’s recognition is the next step forward.

Why Resilient Space Operations Matter

The DIANA challenge area reflects a strategic shift across NATO: space is no longer only an enabler—it is a domain of active competition. Future missions will require:

  • Low-latency decision loops
  • Hardened AI pipelines
  • Autonomous coordination between satellites
  • Secure, updateable software architectures
  • Interoperability across national and commercial systems

NATO’s push for modular and open standards aligns perfectly with what dacreo apto already supports: cloud-native interfaces, zero-trust update mechanisms, and Kubernetes-based service orchestration. This creates a shared ecosystem where Allied operators and application developers can build once and deploy everywhere—from the ground to LEO and beyond.

The DIANA Programme: A Catalyst for Allied Innovation

Over the next six months, we will work alongside DIANA’s accelerator network, test centres, and mentors to refine our technology and ensure it meets operational requirements across the Alliance.

The programme offers:

  • Contractual funding for core development
  • Access to 16 accelerator sites around NATO nations
  • Hands-on experimentation with world-class TEVV facilities
  • Direct engagement with Allied defence users
  • A pathway to prototyping and adoption

We expect to demonstrate how containerized applications can be securely deployed to space systems, how dynamic AI/ML pipelines reduce bandwidth demand, and how cloud-native autonomy strengthens operational resilience during conflict.

Building on a Year of Breakthroughs

2025 marked a turning point for BruhnBruhn Innovation:

  • We demonstrated onboard AI/ML analytics with SaraniaSat and HP Enterprise, proving that real-time intelligence extraction in orbit is both feasible and game-changing.
  • We launched dacreo apto, introducing Kubernetes and secure DevOps workflows into the space domain for the first time in Europe.
  • We worked with leading partners and supporters including Blue Marble Communications, Netnod, and the Swedish National Space Agency to validate our stack on real flight hardware.

Each milestone has helped us build toward a vision of cloud-native space infrastructure that is as agile, secure, and scalable as terrestrial cloud computing.

A Shared Vision: Cloud Everywhere

We believe space is becoming the next compute environment—one that must seamlessly integrate with terrestrial cloud, tactical edge systems, and secure military networks. dacreo apto allows mission designers, defence users, and commercial satellite operators to:

  • Build and deploy new applications in days, not years
  • Move intelligence instead of raw data
  • Strengthen resilience through distributed autonomy
  • Harness interoperable, open-standard architectures

Joining DIANA’s 2026 cohort allows us to take this vision and accelerate it into operational reality—together with Allies, industry partners, and NATO’s innovation ecosystem. Read more.

Looking Ahead

We are deeply honoured to join this cohort and eager to collaborate with peers across the Alliance. The next six months will be a period of intense development, testing, and learning—but also of building lasting partnerships that can shape the future of secure, cloud-native space operations.

Cloud Everywhere begins now.