The Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) has released a Request for Information (RFI) for the ASCA Pitch Day 2026 – Decoy, Deception, Camouflage and Concealment (DDCC).

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 – DDCC will focus on emerging capabilities and innovations that enable agile signature management through decoy, deception, camouflage and concealment.

The ASCA Pitch Day 2026 – DDCC is the second of 2 ASCA Pitch Days for 2026. This Pitch Day will be held in October in Perth. Location and timings to be announced at a later date.

Approach to market

The RFI is available on AusTender, closing at 2:00 pm AEST on Tuesday 9 June 2026.

Respondents are requested to provide solutions that can solve the following Challenge Statement:

How might Defence better disguise its signatures including the disposition, movement, endurance and intentions of Australian Defence Force assets (including fixed facilities, equipment, digital systems, military platforms and warfighting supplies) using novel physical and non-physical (electronic warfare, cyber and influence) denial and deception technologies to degrade adversary intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting capabilities?

A virtual market briefing will be made available for registered attendees at 1:00 pm AEST on Wednesday 13 May 2026. Complete the registration form to get access to the live stream. A recording will also be available on this page following the event.

Email asca.innovationchallenges@defence.gov.au for any queries regarding the RFI.