Past Opportunities

Find relevant information related to past Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) opportunities. Please note that this information does not apply to the current IDEaS opportunities and is available for reference only.

Innovation Networks – Call #1

For the first Innovation Network Call for proposals, the Department of National Defence was seeking to stimulate the development of revolutionary advances in materials science for defence & security applications, with a focus on emerging and advanced materials, including advanced manufacturing methods. Follow the link below for more information on this call:

• CFPMN 1 – Advanced Materials
• CFPMN 1 - List of accepted Letters of Intent
• CFPMN 1 - Application Guide for Micro-nets

Innovation Networks – Call #2

For the second Innovation Network Call for proposals, the Department of National Defence was seeking to promote revolutionary advances in our understanding of autonomous systems for defence & security applications, with a focus on trust and barriers to adoption. Follow the link below for more information on this call:

• CFPMN 2 – Autonomous Systems
• CFPMN 2 - List of accepted Letters of Intent
• CFPMN 2 - Application Guide for Micro-nets

Competitive Projects – Call #1

The Department of National Defence solicited proposals to address challenges in domains such as surveillance, cyber tools for defence, space, artificial intelligence, remotely pilot systems, data analytics, and human performance.

• Complete list of Defence and Security Challenges related to first Competitive Projects Call for Proposals
• Recipients of first funding component (up to $200,000 contract award)
• Recipients of second funding component (up to an additional $1,000,000 contract award)
  

Competitive Projects – Call #2

The Department of National Defence solicited proposals to address challenges such as the detection of concealed explosives, alternative recruitment models, verification of full motion video integrity, understanding cyber intent, and full spectrum communications in the Arctic.

• Complete list of Defence and Security Challenges related to the second Competitive Projects Call for Proposals
• Recipients of first funding component (up to $200,000 contract award)

Sandbox RFI 2018-1

A Request For Information regarding five Challenges was closed on 24 September 2018.  Opportunities for the resultant Sandboxes are being developed and will be published later in 2018-19.

• Sandbox RFI 2018-1
• Findings to Sandbox RFI

Sandbox Call For Applications,  Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS), 26 April to 27 May.  How might we detect and/or defeat (kinetically or non-kinetically) micro and mini Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)?

• Sandbox Call For Applications  Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS)
• Sandbox Call For Applications
• Annex D - Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS)

Complete list of Defence and Security Challenges related to the third Competitive Projects Call for Proposals

Theme: Enhancing C4ISR

• Casting a Wide Net: Creating Secure Mobile Networks While on the Move
• Keeping Cell Phones Secure on Untrusted Networks

Theme: Building Cyber Capabilities

• Staying Four Steps Ahead: Understanding and Predicting the Behaviour of Adversaries
• Remaining Vigilant: Identifying Cyber Dependencies, Vulnerabilities and Threats

Theme: Operating in Austere Environments

• A Cold Wind Blows: Seeking Smaller, Ruggedized Wind Turbines for the Arctic
• Breaking the ice – ground solutions for removing frozen contaminants from aircraft

Theme: Protecting our Forces

• Now you see me, now you don’t – reducing visual and infrared detection of soldiers and their vehicles

Theme: Sustaining Operations

• Power Up! Portable power for soldiers on the move
• All Systems Go! Predicting and optimizing maintenance for military platforms
• Spring into Action — Fast and adaptive logistics planning for military missions

Theme: Defending Space Missions

• Shields up! Defend and protect satellites from natural and artificial threats
• Collision Course – tracking and de-orbiting space debris
• Spot The Hack: Intrusion detection systems for avionics networks and bus technologies

Theme: Accelerating Next Generation Technologies

• Quantum Leap: Shrinking sensing technologies for field operations

Theme: Putting our People First

• Beyond The Classroom: Innovative language learning and retention