Solicitation for Next-Gen Counter-UAS

Inviting global companies, startups and academia to address challenges in the areas of Counter‑Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS).

The challenge is open to all Singapore and foreign-based companies, startups and academia with innovative ideas to solve the published challenge statement.

Please take a look at the challenge statement to view more details.

Winners of each challenge statement may receive a contract by Cap Vista to demonstrate their technology in a fully funded short-term trial.

We aim to scale the solution quickly if the trial demonstrates success and good potential.

You may submit your proposals by clicking on the "Apply" button or sign up and log in to apply. Your solution should fit the requirements stated in the brief for the challenge statement. We would strongly encourage you to focus on the challenge statements that you have a competitive edge in.

If your solution can solve multiple challenge statements, please feel free to submit your solution for multiple tracks. Do note that you will need to complete a submission before starting a new one.

Applications will open from 19th May 2026 -  24th June 2026, 13:00 hrs (GMT+8).

You will be able to make edits to your submitted proposals before the submission deadline.

Please remember to click on the "Submit" button when you have completed drafting your proposal and are ready to proceed with the submission.

You will receive an email confirmation upon successful registration for the Challenge. If you have not received it, please reach out to contactus@capvista.com.sg.

All submissions will be assessed based on the following criteria:

● Relevance to Industry Needs

  • Programme addresses real-world digital systems challenges
  • Includes practical case studies and applications in AI, cyber, and data analytics

● Innovativeness and Relevance

  • How innovative is the solution?
  • Can the solution address challenges effectively?

● Tech Feasibility and Implementation

  • Is the solution feasible and ready for implementation?
  • How easy is the solution able to scale for large-scale deployment in a cost-effective manner?
  • Has the solution been adopted commercially?

Some tips to increase your chances of a favourable evaluation:

  • Be clear in explaining how your proposal addresses problems, including how your solution is superior compared to existing solutions.
  • Share clearly how you would be able to demonstrate your technology solution via a trial, including metrics to be measured and any resources required from the Organisers.
  • Share any past experiments, demonstrations, trials, or deployment conducted to support the viability of your technology solution.

Per our evaluation criteria, solutions that are feasible and ready for implementation will be more favourably evaluated.

All background intellectual property (IP) rights are owned by creators. For more information, please refer to the terms and conditions.

The protection of intellectual property (IP) rights in the submitted solution is the sole responsibility of the applicant. Cap Vista would not request for a stake in the IP(s) of the solution submitted for the challenge. Please see the section on Intellectual Property in the terms and conditions.

Yes, withholding tax is applicable for payments by Cap Vista to non-resident companies and individuals under the Singapore Income Tax Act. A non-resident company or individual may be exempted from withholding tax, provided conditions under Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements between Singapore and the non-resident company or individual country are met.


Please check out the document that we have prepared here for information on withholding tax and related links.

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