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Code meets combat: Architecting the future of electromagnetic spectrum superiority │ Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS)

October 22, 2025

Value

Funding awarded for this challenge will depend on your solution’s Technology Readiness Level (TRL). Lower TRL solutions (TRL 1-3) will be eligible for up to $250,000 for a period of up to six months for solution development. In the design phase (TRL 4-5), up to $1.5 million in funding is available for a period of up to 12 months. Finally, during the build phase (TRL 6-9), up to $5 million is available to build and validate your prototype in various environments.

Description

The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are seeking innovative solutions to enable precision planning of offensive electronic warfare (EW) operations, while ensuring that friendly forces are not disrupted by electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) fratricide, which is the accidental interference with their own electronic signals. This challenge calls for the development of a next-generation analytic EMS management system.

Eligible Applicants

This CFP is open to individuals, academia, not-for-profit organizations, provincial/territorial or municipal government organizations, and all industry. Federal and provincial crown corporations are not eligible for funding.

Eligible Expenses

Funding awarded for this challenge will depend on your solution’s Technology Readiness Level (TRL). Lower TRL solutions (TRL 1-3) will be eligible for up to $250,000 for a period of up to six months for solution development. In the design phase (TRL 4-5), up to $1.5 million in funding is available for a period of up to 12 months. Finally, during the build phase (TRL 6-9), up to $5 million is available to build and validate your prototype in various environments. Provided solutions advance to the appropriate TRL, they may move to the next funding stage. Additional information on funding can be found on the Competitive Projects web page.

Deadline Date

The deadline to submit proposals is October 22, 2025, at 2:00 PM ET.

Contact

Contact Name: Department of Defence

E-mail Address: information@forces.gc.ca

Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/programs/defence-ideas/element/competitive-projects/challenges/code-meets-combat-architecting-future-of-electromagnetic-spectrum-superiority.html

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Municipalities, Non-Profit, Software/Technology, University Partnerships

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Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

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