Defence Innovation Challenge
The 1st Innovation Competition for the development of solutions and applications in the Defence sector. The Hellenic Ministry of National Defence, in collaboration with the Greek innovation and technology company Crowdpolicy, is holding the 1st Innovation and Technology Competition with the intention of mobilising the productive forces of our country by highlighting new, original and innovative ideas/proposals based on new technologies that enable innovation to be a competitive advantage in the Defence Sector, thus supporting both the Armed Forces and the Domestic Defence Industry. The concept of the competition is the Situational Awareness Innovation.
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On Thursday 26th May 2022, the Defence Innovation Challenge, 1st Innovation Competition of Ministry of Defence was completed with the award ceremony
We invite any interested individual, team or company to participate in the competition:
By Submitting original methodologies and applications / ideas (participants - contestants).
Supporting this effort (mentors, sponsors, supporters, public organizations, companies, collective entities).
OBJECTIVES
Creating an ecosystem and developing a culture of innovation in its field National Defense.
Highlight smart and innovative solutions to meet the challenges posed faced by the Armed Forces.
Utilization of new emerging technologies.
Production of innovation to create defense capabilities that will support the country in the future.
Interconnection with the technological innovation and entrepreneurship community of our country.
Support for youth and innovative entrepreneurship, opportunities for young people.
THEME OF THE COMPETITION
« Situational Awareness Innovation »
Awareness of the operational situation, both for friendly and hostile forces, is one of the most important parameters for the successful conduct of a military operation and the current practices with which it is achieved can be improved with ideas and solutions belonging to a wide range of research areas (eg software, sensors, surveillance systems, communication protocols, human resource management, business units and systems, information traffic security, etc.).
CHALLENGES
Indicative Thematic Areas
The thematic areas - in which each proposal can be included - are divided, not on the basis of the research area, but on the basis of their scope of application in military operations. Thus, the thematic areas are the following:
- Tactical level:It concerns planning and carrying out tactical military actions in order to achieve military objectives, by tactical Formations, Groups and Units. That is, the battle and the engagements between the opposing forces that make up a large-scale operation.
- Operational level: It concerns the level of war at which large-scale operations are planned (combining more than one military action).
- Strategic Level: At this level, the military strategy is formed, which is a component of the grand strategy. In other words, the way of deployment and engagement of the Armed Forces is planned in order to achieve the National Objectives.
Each innovation proposal per thematic unit can fall within the following categories:
- Telecommunications
- Physical and digital security
- Software Development
- Hardware Development
- Defence Systems
The above categories and thematic areas may concern the army, navy, airforce and space, either individually or in combination.
