ASCA Innovation Incubation — Pitch Days & Challenges
Supports Australian innovators with incubation and challenge programs for AI, cybersecurity, and defense technologies.
The ASCA Innovation Incubation program is the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator's vehicle for rapidly identifying, adapting, and acquiring commercial and emerging technologies to address Australian Defence Force capability priorities approved by the Vice Chief of the Defence Force. Delivered through annual pitch days, AUKUS innovation challenges, targeted Requests for Information, and de…
Capability priorities approved by the Vice Chief of the Defence Force; recent topics include resilient command and control, AUKUS EW/maritime innovation, sovereign uncrewed aerial systems, undersea navigation, and domestic advanced materials manufacturing.
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