The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is launching a prize challenge to identify capabilities that utilize electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) technologies to gain a strategic edge in EM targeting, as well as to provide protection against adversarial EM targeting capabilities. A team of subject matter experts will evaluate applicants and select up to 15 companies as finalists for participation in the virtual Pitch Day in July 2024. A total of $150,000 in awards will be awarded to the top performing company/companies.

This competition is one of three synchronized competitions being held through Pillar II of the Australian, United Kingdom (U.K.), and the United States (U.S.) (AUKUS) security partnership as one part of the inaugural AUKUS Pillar II trilateral prize challenge. The three competitions are presented by the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) in Australia, Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) in the U.K., and DIU in the U.S.

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