- 4 Companies Selected To Prototype Long-Range, One-Way Unmanned Platforms
Mountain View, CA (March 14, 2025) – The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) announced that four companies were awarded contracts for Artemis, a project to operationally evaluate long range, one way platforms DIU is partnering with the Department of Defense Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Sustainment (A S) to execute a FY24 Budget line item directing operational testing
- DIU Presents: Dual-Use University Accelerator Challenge
Overview The Defense Innovation Unit is hosting a Dual-Use University Accelerator Challenge to identify and support cutting-edge innovations that address critical DoD needs This event serves as the entry point to a 12-week accelerator program designed to prepare innovators for the complexities of the defense market and position them for success A team of subject matter experts will evaluate
- Hybrid Space Communications Network Leverages Commercial Technology
Selected companies to begin demonstrations with key mission partners in Summer 2025 May 12, 2025--Mountain View, CA– The U S military requires accelerated integration of commercial space technologies to stay ahead of rapidly evolving threats In order to provide secure, resilient, and agile communications for military operations, the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU’s) Hybrid Space
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- Defense Innovation Unit Launches Blue Manufacturing Initiative
Blue Manufacturing is a call for trusted partners, parts production and advanced manufacturing capabilities and is the first in a broader effort to ensure the best advanced manufacturing is brought to bear for national security Washington, DC (April 3, 2025) – For nearly a decade, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has identified, prototyped and scaled commercial technologies that deliver
- DoD Names Eligible Companies for Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations
Mountain View, CA (April 10, 2025) – To ensure U S energy dominance, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), with the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force, launched the Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations (ANPI) program First announced in summer 2024, the program will allow for the design and build of fixed on-site microreactor nuclear power systems on select military
- Thunderforge Project: Integrating Commercial AI-Powered Decision-Making
Mountain View, CA (March 5, 2025) – The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded a prototype contract to Scale AI for Thunderforge, an initiative designed to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into military operational and theater-level planning, and fusing cutting-edge modeling and simulation tools The system’s end-state will accelerate decision-making, allowing planners to more
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