


Concept Overview


The primary intent of this event is to highlight technologies that support employing signature management and defeat of signature management capabilities. TE 26-4 will be a best of breed challenge for developers to demonstrate their capability to USSOCOM in an operationally focused vignette. Technologies that support signature management will be pitted against technologies designed to defeat signature management capabilities.





Areas of Focus


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Reduce detectability
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Dispersal
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Deception
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Survivability
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Raise enemy signatures
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Exploit opportunities
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Counter-intelligence and social media discipline



Event Information




What
Signature Management and Defeat
Where
Emerging Technologies Institute
Red Springs, NC
When
September 14-18, 2026

Foreign Nationals
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