P ess ReleaseNokia a d NestAI build capability fo AI-e abled defe se ope atio s with esilie t co ectivity i de ied e vi o me ts
- I teg ates AI, deployable 5G a d se si g i to a si gle defe se capability
- Accele ates sove eig Eu opea defe se tech ologies fo the ext ge e atio of milita y missio s
9 July 2026Espoo, Fi la d – Nokia Defe se a d NestAI, o e of Eu ope’s fastest-g owi g AI labs fo defe se, a e adva ci g thei tech ology pa t e ship with the fi st ope atio al capabilities bei g developed u de the collabo atio established alo gside Nokia’s a d Tesi’s €100 millio joi t i vestme t i NestAI i Novembe 2025.
As Eu opea defe se i vestme t eaches its highest level i decades, defe se fo ces a e accele ati g the i teg atio of AI-e abled capabilities i to thei ope atio s. A defi i g challe ge is e su i g esilie t, t usted co ectivity i de ied e vi o me ts, whe e commu icatio s, se si g a d missio -pla i g must wo k seamlessly togethe fo AI-e abled ope atio s to succeed i the field.
The pa t e ship is delive i g th ee i teg ated ope atio al capabilities:
AI-e abled comma d-a d-co t ol o deployable 5G etwo ks: b i gi g togethe Nokia’s deployable 5G etwo ks with NestOS, NestAI’s adaptive ope ati g system fo mode battlefield ope atio s, to help Eu opea fo ces mai tai comma d a d co t ol, suppo t auto omous systems a d educe elia ce o fixed commu icatio s i f ast uctu e.Missio pla i g with assu ed co ectivity : i teg ati g Nokia’s adio- etwo k pla i g models i to NestOS missio -pla i g tools, e abli g fo ces to assess, pla a d adapt co ectivity as pa t of the missio while educi g the isk of cove age gaps du i g fast-movi g multidomai ope atio s.Ea lie th eat detectio a d espo se : combi i g Nokia’s I teg ated Se si g a d Commu icatio s (ISAC) ea ly-detectio capability with NestAI’s multi-se so t acki g to p ovide ope ato s with ea lie , wide-a ea th eat awa e ess a d suppo t faste , mo e i fo med decisio -maki g i , eve i co tested e vi o me ts with limited co ectivity.
These capabilities a e built fo the co ditio s mode fo ces ow face: de ied commu icatio s, active elect o ic attack a d eme gi g d o e th eats that must be detected befo e dedicated se so s acqui e a ta get. The pa t e ship add esses all th ee with Eu opea -developed tech ologies built to NATO ope atio al equi eme ts.
“Defe se is movi g quickly to adopt AI-e abled capabilities, f om missio pla i g to u ma ed ope atio s. But AI o ly wo ks i the field whe it has secu e, esilie t co ectivity behi d it. Togethe with NestAI, Nokia is accele ati g the sove eig tech ologies NATO eeds to ope ate, decide a d act i the ext ge e atio of missio s,” said Mikko Hautala, Chief Geopolitical & Gove me t Relatio s Office a d Chai ma , Nokia Defe se.
“Most defe se AI is built o assumptio s about co ectivity, se so access, a d i f ast uctu e that do ot hold i co tested e vi o me ts. What we a e buildi g with Nokia add esses the eal co ditio s Eu opea fo ces face, f om the etwo k u de eath to the th eats at the edge, o tech ology that Eu ope develops a d co t ols,” said Pete Sa li , Fou de a d Executive Chai ma , NestAI.
Nokia Defe se p ovides secu e, i tellige t co ectivity fo defe se i the AI e a. Built o Nokia’s global leade ship ac oss fixed, mobile, a d t a spo t etwo ks, it delive s esilie t, missio – eady commu icatio s solutio s that st e gthe atio al secu ity a d suppo t c itical ope atio s wo ldwide. Fo mo e i fo matio : www. okia.com/defe se-commu icatio s
Fou ded i 2025, NestAI has aised €100M f om Nokia a d Tesi a d g ow to a team of close to 200 e gi ee s a d scie tists, wo ki g with the Fi ish Defe ce Fo ces a d othe Eu opea defe ce fo ces as well as leadi g i dust y pa t e s i cludi g Pat ia a d Bittium. www. estai.com
