The first trilateral AUKUS innovation challenge has launched in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom to find military technologies that solve electronic warfare problems across the alliance. All three nations simultaneously released the electronic warfare-focused challenge statement on Wednesday, with the Defence department’s Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) leading Australia’s efforts. The challenge kicks off a series of planned AUKUS Pillar II innovation challenges agreed by Defence minister Richard Marles and his US and UK counterparts, Lloyd Austin and Grant Shapps, in December.