A defense, space and cybersecurity challenge, opening Q4 2026

The challenge

The next challenge on this board sits across defense, space and cybersecurity. We are scoping it now with the entity that owns the problem, and the brief, the tracks and the terms are published in the fourth quarter of 2026.

What a good solution looks like

What is already known is the ground it covers: systems that have to keep working when the signal is jammed, the orbit is contested or the network is hostile. The use cases below are the ones in our bank that sit closest to it, and they are the best guide to the shape of the brief until the brief itself exists.

Use cases this challenge targets

9 problems from our bank sit closest to it.

• 🛡️Drone interceptionBring down an attacking swarm before it reaches the target.Defense
• 👂Drone detectionSpot hostile drones early, before they reach critical sites.Defense
• 🧭GPS-denied navigationKeep navigating accurately when GPS is jammed or spoofed.Defense
• 🛩️Autonomy & local manufacturingBuild autonomous systems here instead of importing them.Defense
• 🔒Control-system cybersecurityStop attackers reaching the machines, not just the network above them.Defense
• 🔐Post-quantum communicationsEncrypt today against a machine that does not exist yet.Defense
• 📡Space-based RF sensing & maritime awarenessFind the ships that switched their beacons off, where no patrol goes.Space
• 🌩️Radar satellites & all-weather imagingImage the ground on the planned date, whatever the sky is doing.Space
• 🔍Satellite imagery analysisRead every satellite image you already own without hiring analysts.Space