Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) is excited to host the ASCA Pitch Day 2026 – Resilient Command and Control (C2) on Wednesday 5 August 2025 in Adelaide, South Australia.

ASCA Pitch Day 2026 - Resilient C2 will focus on seeking innovative solutions on the following Challenge Statements:  

• Challenge Statement 1 – Operating in denied, degraded, intermittent and limited (DDIL) environments
• Challenge Statement 2 – Protecting and ensuring resilient C2 capabilities
• Challenge Statement 3 – Recovery of degraded C2 networks.

The Request for Information (RFI) closed on 14 April 2026, with evaluations underway.

The most promising solutions will be invited to present at the ASCA Pitch Day 2026. This event will be held at the Australian Defence Science, Technology and Research Summit 2026 (ADSTAR 2026) in Adelaide, 4 to 6 August 2026.

ASCA’s Pitch Days seek to provide industry and academia the opportunity to pitch their innovative technologies to senior Defence officials and members of the broader defence ecosystem.

To gain access to view in-person the Pitch Day 2026 – Resilient C2, attendees are required to purchase a ticket available at ADSTAR Summit registration page. Early bird rate is closing 15 May 2026.

Virtual attendance will also be an option, with registration details published on this page closer to the event.

ASCA will award prizes to the top pitches at the ADSTAR Gala Dinner on 5 August 2026, with winners selected by a panel of senior Defence officials.