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NATO Accepting Submission For Defense Innovation Challenge In Support Of C4ISR and Cyber Capabilities

Thursday, February 9th, 2017

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The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency has started to accept submissions for the second annual Defence Innovation Challenge, seeking to accelerate tech solutions in support of NATO Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and cyber capabilities, the agency said Jan. 27.The challenge specifically aims at accepting “transformational, state-of-the-art” submissions from small businesses and academia, the agency said. It is inviting Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and academic institutions from all 28 NATO member states to submit…

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