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Halifax, Nova Scotia – December 10, 2025
Datifex is pleased to announce its selection to the 2026 NATO DIANA Challenge Programme, joining a small cohort of 150 innovators selected from a pool of 3,680 applicants across the Alliance to accelerate dual-use technologies supporting priority defence and security challenges. The company was selected under the Data Assisted Decision Making challenge area, recognizing Datifex's ability to enhance operational understanding and decision superiority in complex environments.
Participation in the DIANA Accelerator Programme provides Datifex with access to NATO's network of military end-users, technical experts, mentors, and more than 200 specialized test centres across 32 nations. Through this engagement, Datifex will continue to expand the development of its DATIVerse 3D™ platform — improving how diverse data sources are unified and presented, enabling users to interpret complex situations more quickly and make decisions with greater confidence. These advances fundamentally strengthen user engagement and support operational workflows that enhance safety, efficiency, and productivity, helping complex environments, assets, and teams remain resilient, competitive, and prepared to address emerging challenges.
DATIVerse 3D™ is already deployed in critical civilian and defence contexts, including work with the Halifax Port Authority and ongoing collaborations in the Canadian naval ecosystem. Selection into DIANA reinforces the platform's relevance to Allied operational needs and its potential as a key enabler of digital transformation and readiness. Datifex looks forward to connecting with the DIANA network and building on these solutions to meet the defence and dual-use needs across the Alliance.
“The platform we are building is a true system of systems, an operational game-changer, and with this tremendous support from NATO DIANA we intend to scale.”
- Chris Erickson
CEO, Datifex
"DIANA's mission is to find the most innovative companies, help them advance their solutions and grow their business, and get the technologies we need into the hands of NATO operators. Over the next year, these innovators will accelerate breakthrough technologies that can help to transform how the Alliance defends against current and emerging threats."
- James Appathurai
Interim Managing Director, NATO DIANA
NATO DIANA finds and accelerates cutting-edge technologies to deliver battle-winning defence and security solutions for the Alliance, while fostering deep-tech innovation. As a cornerstone of NATO's innovation and technology strategy, DIANA brings together world-class talent and the latest advancements to maintain the Alliance's technological edge. Leveraging a network of leading accelerator sites, test centres, expert mentors, and Allied expertise across 32 nations, DIANA empowers innovators working at the intersection of defence readiness, commercial potential, and technological breakthroughs.
Datifex provides DATIVerse 3D™ — a web-based platform that synthesizes enterprise data into interactive 3D environments. We connect CMMS, ERP, IoT sensors, and real-time feeds into a single spatial view where operators see their operations and take action directly. Currently deployed with the Royal Canadian Navy for dockyard management and Halifax Port Authority for harbour traffic and coordination.
Datifex, datifex.com
NATO DIANA, https://www.diana.nato.int/
Corey Kirkhus
Datifex
Director of Business Development
902-580-4577
corey.k@datifex.com
