The coalition currently comprises 18 nations, with Estonia and Luxembourg serving as lead nations providing strategic coordination and overall direction. Each member nation contributes according to its capabilities and expertise, making this one of the most substantive multinational technology assistance efforts of its kind.
This work is guided by the conviction that modern defence is inseparable from digital capabilities, and that the outcome of today's conflicts will be shaped as much by technology as by conventional military strength.
Since the end of 2023, we have provided assistance in value of €1,5 Bn via common procurement through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency and bilateral in-kind contributions.
Member Nations
Denmark, Belgium, Japan, Italy, Iceland, Latvia, Sweden, Ireland, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Netherlands, Canada, Spain, Finland, United Kingdom
Lead Nations
Estonia, Luxembourg, Ukraine
Powering the Fight: Building Ukraine's Digital Defence Backbone
Today's battlefield is the combination of conventional capabilities and data, communications networks, satellite systems, and digital infrastructure. The ability to collect, process, and act on information faster than an adversary has become a decisive advantage. The resilience of the digital systems underpins military operations, reaching from command and control to logistics and medical services, and determines whether conventional forces can function effectively under pressure.
The IT Coalition is working to ensure that Ukrainian Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence are equipped with a modern, and resilient digital foundation that meets the demands of the battlefield.
Building and Expanding Data Centres
Secure, resilient data centres form the backbone of any modern defence establishment. They house the critical systems on which commanders and operators depend.
The IT Coalition works on expansion of existing and establishment of new data centers and cloud environments. It supports the construction and expansion of military-grade data centres that are hardened against both physical and cyber threats, geographically distributed to reduce vulnerability, and capable of sustaining operations even under degraded conditions. These facilities are designed not only to serve Ukraine’s immediate defence needs but to provide a durable digital foundation for its future NATO integration.
Development of Resilient Tactical Communication Capability
On the battlefield, communication is a critical capability reaching from frontline units communicating to their command structures, coordinating fire support, or updating situational awareness. Maintaining reliable communications in a contested electromagnetic environment, where the adversary actively works to disrupt and jam signals, is one of the most demanding technical challenges in contemporary warfare.
IT Coalition helps Ukraine to build robust, resilient tactical communication systems that can operate reliably in contested environments, complemented by satellite communications (SATCOM) capabilities that provide connectivity even when ground-based networks are disrupted or destroyed. Critically, It is focused on sustainability by ensuring that these systems can be maintained, repaired, and upgraded over time, rather than representing one-off deliveries that degrade without ongoing support.
Bolstering Cyber Defence Capabilities
In Ukraine, both military and civilian critical infrastructure, including energy grids, water systems, financial networks, government communications, has become a primary target for adversarial cyber operations. Military networks face continuous and sophisticated attempts at intrusion, disruption, and espionage.
IT Coalition is working to strengthen Ukrainian Armed Forces’ and Ministry of Defence's cyber defence capabilities. This includes supporting the capacity building of dedicated cyber defence units, providing tooling and technical assistance for threat detection and incident response, and helping to build the human expertise that sustained cyber resilience requires. The goal is not simply to respond to attacks, but to build the capacity to deter, detect, and recover from cyber incidents at speed.
Supporting DELTA and other Digital Situational Awareness Systems
In modern warfare, the surveillance, intelligence and situational awareness across the battlefield in real time is a force multiplier of the highest order. Situational awareness systems, which aggregate, process, and visualise data from sensors, reconnaissance assets, and field reports are central to effective military command.
IT Coalition supports the Ukrainian development team that delivers modern situational awareness platform DELTA and other systems that give commanders a coherent, real-time picture of the operational environment. These systems enable faster and more informed decision-making, reduce the battlefield losses, and allow Ukraine’s forces to coordinate complex operations across multiple domains simultaneously.
Digitalising Logistics, Medical Services, Mobilisation and Beyond
Logistics - the movement of ammunition, fuel, food, and equipment, is the lifeblood of military operations. Medical services determine whether wounded personnel receive timely treatment. Mobilisation systems determine how rapidly reserves can be called up and deployed. When these functions rely on paper-based or legacy processes, they become bottlenecks that degrade overall operational effectiveness.
IT assistance enables Ukraine to digitise and modernise these essential support functions, replacing manual and analogue processes with integrated digital systems that are faster, more accurate, and more resilient. The result is a force that can sustain its operations more effectively, and a defence establishment better equipped to manage the full complexity of modern warfare
Learning Together: Thematic Working Groups
One of the most distinctive and valuable aspects of IT Coalition is its commitment to mutual learning. The war in Ukraine has generated an extraordinary body of real-world experience in digital defence under the most demanding conditions imaginable. This knowledge, hard-won on the battlefield and in the operations centres, has direct relevance for every Allied nation seeking to prepare for the conflicts of the future.
To capture and share these lessons systematically, IT Coalition has established three thematic working groups that bring together defence officials, military practitioners, and technical experts from across the coalition:
Battlefield Digital Innovation
This working group focuses on the cutting edge of technology as applied to active military operations and existing capability gaps in these areas. By joining, efforts Nations engage in supporting development of new solutions that are critical for Ukraine and accelerate the adoption of proven innovations across the coalition.
Cloud Services for Military Use
Secure cloud infrastructure is increasingly central to modern military operations, enabling the storage, processing, and sharing of vast quantities of data across dispersed and mobile forces. This working group addresses the specific challenges of deploying cloud services in a defence context, including security classification, resilience under attack, and interoperability with Allied systems, drawing on Ukraine’s and IT Coalition members' operational experience to develop practical solutions applicable.
Cyber Defence
This working group brings together cyber defence practitioners from across the coalition and Ukraine to share threat intelligence, exchange techniques and tools, and develop common approaches to the most pressing cyber challenges facing allied defence establishments. Ukraine's position on the frontline of sophisticated state-sponsored cyber operations makes it an invaluable partner. The insights generated through this working group strengthen the cyber resilience of the entire coalition.
Ways for Nations to participate
- Join as a Participant and be part of the decision making, needs signing Declaration of Intent and Cooperation Arrangement.
- Support as a contributor without becoming a full Participant.
- Donate funding to IT Coalition account or contribute in-kind.
- Participate in the Working Group and contribute with expertise.
For more information about the coalition and how to engage with our work, please contact:
- E-mail: [email protected]
Last updated: 21.05.2026
