Capability and Technology Demonstrators Program Round 21 Call for Initial Proposals

Defence Capability and Technology Demonstrators (CTD)
Call for Proposals

The Department of Defence is seeking innovative, industry-led proposals aimed at developing and demonstrating technology that could lead to improvements in Defence capabilities. Technology demonstration projects can advance Australia’s Defence capabilities by giving Australian Industry opportunities to demonstrate new ideas and approaches related to the use of technology.

Proposals should address an area of Defence capability priority, such as those included in the Integrated Investment Program, and are required to demonstrate the capability potential of a technology within three years. Some areas of capability interest that applicants may wish to consider include:

- Air combat systems

- Advanced airborne sensors and networks

- Advanced combat vehicle technology and systems

- Advanced land/littoral zone sensors and networks

- Advanced maritime airborne sensors and networking

- Advanced weapon systems and technology

- Airborne Electronic Warfare

- Aircrew training

- Alternate fuels and energy sources

- Amphibious combat systems and technology

- Autonomous vehicles and support systems

- Combat service support systems

- Command, Control, Communications, Computing and Intelligence Systems

- Countering improvised explosive devices

- Cyber technology and systems

- Data analytics techniques and tools

- Deployable health services and equipment

- Directed energy systems and technology

- Enhancing the use and management of Defence ranges and remote infrastructure

- Explosive ordnance management

- Human protection and performance

- Integrated Air and Missile Defence

- Integrated ISR

- Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Electronic Warfare technologies and systems

- Joint Battlespace Management Systems

- Material sciences and advanced manufacturing

- Military Air, Sea, and Land transport technology and systems

- Military environment geo-spatial information systems

- Quantum systems and technologies

- Reducing the burden for the soldier

- Resilient and responsive information networking

- Shipbuilding technology

- Simulation systems for military training

- Social media analysis technologies

- Space systems and technology

- Special operations capabilities

- Surface ship sensors and networking

- Undersea sensors and networking

Applicants are encouraged to discuss their proposals with subject matter experts from Defence, and with the relevant research Division of the Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group). The CTD Office can assist prospective applicants with identifying the relevant Defence contacts and with instructions on how to complete their proposals.

Proposals offering standard product lines will not normally be successful for a CTD, unless applied in a novel manner with potential to significantly improve Defence Capability.