Nokia and NestAI build capability for AI-enabled defense operations with resilient connectivity in denied environments
P ess LaunchNokia a d NestAI construct functionality 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 functionality
- 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 stage i many years, 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 should wo okay seamlessly togethe fo AI-e abled ope atio s to succeed i the sphere.
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 assist Eu opea fo ces mai tai comma d a d co t ol, suppo t auto omous programs a d educe elia ce o fastened 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 okay pla i g fashions i to NestOS missio -pla i g instruments, e abli g fo ces to evaluate, pla a d adapt co ectivity as pa t of the missio whereas 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 functionality 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 examined e vi o me ts with restricted co ectivity.
These capabilities a e constructed fo the co ditio s mode fo ces ow face: de ied commu icatio s, energetic elect o ic assault a d eme gi g d o e th eats that have to be detected befo e devoted se so s acqui e a ta get. The pa t e ship add esses all th ee with Eu opea -developed tech ologies constructed to NATO ope atio al equi eme ts.
“Defe se is movi g rapidly to undertake AI-e abled capabilities, f om missio pla i g to u ma ed ope atio s. However AI o ly wo ks i the sphere 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, determine a d act i the ext ge e atio of missio s,” mentioned Mikko Hautala, Chief Geopolitical & Gove me t Relatio s Workplace a d Chai ma , Nokia Defe se.
“Most defe se AI is constructed o assumptio s about co ectivity, se so entry, a d i f ast uctu e that do ot maintain i co examined 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 okay u de eath to the th eats on the edge, o tech ology that Eu ope develops a d co t ols,” mentioned Pete Sa li , Fou de a d Govt Chai ma , NestAI.
Nokia Defe se p ovides secu e, i tellige t co ectivity fo defe se i the AI e a. Constructed o Nokia’s world leade ship ac oss fastened, cellular, 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 workforce of near 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 in addition to leadi g i mud y pa t e s i cludi g Pat ia a d Bittium. www. estai.com
