The Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) has released a Request for Information (RFI) for the ASCA Pitch Day 2026 – Resilient Command and Control (C2).
ASCA Pitch Days provide industry and academia the opportunity to present their idea to Defence and ensure Defence remains aware of new capabilities and innovations.
This Pitch Day 2026 – Resilient C2 will focus on new capabilities and innovations that ensure resilient command and control (C2).
The ASCA Pitch Day 2026 – Resilient C2 is the first of 2 ASCA Pitch Days to be held in 2026. The first Pitch Day will be held at the Australian Defence Science, Technology and Research Summit (ADSTAR 2026). Date and timings are to be confirmed.
Approach to market
The RFI is available on AusTender, closing at 2 pm AEST on Tuesday 14 April 2026.
Respondents are requested to provide solutions to at least one of the 3 challenge statements:
- Operating in denied, degraded, intermittent and limited (DDIL) environments.
- Protecting and ensuring resilient C2 capabilities.
- Recovery of degraded C2 networks.
Email asca.innovationchallenges@defence.gov.au for any queries regarding the RFI.
Market briefing
A virtual market briefing was held on Tuesday 17 March 2026. The recording is provided below.