Hangar Bay 3
Folding tables and power extensions, with room to build and show your project.
USS HORNETDEFENSE TECHHACKATHON
Two days.
One ship.
Engineers, founders, and builders working on defense technology. Bring an idea, meet your team, and spend the weekend turning it into a working prototype.
Set up in Hangar Bay 3, build through Saturday, and present on Sunday. Hackers can sleep aboard overnight.
Hosted by Andrew Cote and Benjamin Wolba.
Starlink internet
Connectivity for a weekend of software, hardware, and collaboration.
Sleep aboard
Hackers can sleep aboard Saturday night. Food, drinks, snacks, Halo 3.
Build through the weekend.
ALL TIMES LOCAL TO ALAMEDA30
JANUARY / SATURDAY
Get to work.
- 9:00 AM
- Doors open
- DAYTIME
- Team building and hacking
- OVERNIGHT
- Continue building or sleep aboard
31
JANUARY / SUNDAY
Make it work.
- DAYTIME
- Finish projects and prepare demonstrations
- AFTERNOON
- Presentations and judging
- 10:00 PM
- Event finishes
We’ve built
here before.
Two days of hacking, overnight building, and hardware demonstrations aboard the Hornet. Explore the photos, projects, and people from the first edition.
Explore the 2024 archive
The details.
Are the dates confirmed?
Yes. The hackathon is confirmed for January 30–31, 2027.
Can I stay overnight?
Yes. Hackers can sleep aboard the USS Hornet on Saturday night.
Is registration open?
Event registration is currently closed. Join the interest list below for updates about participating. All event information and future applications will be available here.
Who are the judges and sponsors?
The 2027 lineup will be announced. Judges, mentors, and sponsors shown in the archive participated in the 2024 edition.
Join the
interest list.
Interested in building, mentoring, or sponsoring? Leave your details and we’ll keep you updated about the hackathon.
This is an interest form. Event registration is currently closed; joining this list does not reserve a place or a bunk.
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