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project spotlight | 27 Sept 2023
Quantum Sensing Enters the DoD Landscape in First-of-a-kind, High-Performance Atomic Gyroscope Space Demonstration
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ICAP Ceremony and DAU Webinar With Doug Beck
project spotlight | 25 Sept 2023
Department of the Air Force and Defense Innovation Unit Partner on Electric Vehicle Charging as a Service Project
video | 19 Sept 2023
How to Work With DIU
project spotlight | 18 Sept 2023
AI-Enabled Microscopes Demonstrate the Potential for More Timely and Accurate Cancer Detection
news | 6 Sept 2023
Being A Better Business Partner: Insights from former government contracting officers.
news | 5 Sept 2023
INDUS-X Senior Advisory Group Holds Kick-Off Meeting
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DIU, NSIN and NSIC to Participate in San Diego Innovation Day 2023
news | 28 Aug 2023
INDOPACOM Stands Up New Directorate to Better Connect Industry, DoD Innovation Efforts

Breaking Defense

news | 25 Aug 2023
Defense Innovation Unit Spinning Space Web for JADC2

National Defense Magazine

news | 24 Aug 2023
Protecting U.S. Space Capabilities: Defense Innovation Unit and U.S. Space Force Leverage Commercial Industry to Provide Tactically Responsive Space Solutions
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September 13: DIU Florida Roadshow
news | 18 Aug 2023
Follow DIU at Fed Supernova 2023
news | 10 Aug 2023
AI-Enabled Detection System Set to Replace Aging Airspace Awareness System
news | 7 Aug 2023
The Pentagon’s Embrace of Startups Could Fuel Hypersonic Tech
news | 7 Aug 2023
DIU-GSA Partnership Scales Nontraditional Technologies
news | 3 Aug 2023
A Collaboration Between the Defense Innovation Unit, Global Fishing Watch and the U.S. Coast Guard Leads to Results in the Fight Against Illegal Fishing
news | 31 July 2023
How Silicon Valley Is Helping the Pentagon in the AI Arms Race

Financial Times

news | 21 July 2023
Now at a ‘Tipping Point,’ Defense Innovation Unit Looks to Next ‘Phase’: Scaling Tech

Breaking Defense

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DIU Joins National Contract Management Association (NCMA) World Congress 2023
video | 19 July 2023
Innovation Sparks: How the Investment World Evaluates Ideas And Opportunities For Investment
news | 7 July 2023
Army Reserve Leads Way: Electric Vehicle Pilot Program With The Defense Innovation Unit

U.S. Army Reserve

news | 30 June 2023
Innovation Sparks: How Tech-Hubs, Incubators, and Universities Engage Innovators to Thrive
news | 27 June 2023
Enhanced Energy Storage and Intelligent Power Management Systems for Defense Department Tactical Microgrids
news | 20 June 2023
Silicon Valley VCs Rush Into Defence Technology Start-ups

Financial Times

news | 12 June 2023
The Pentagon Wants To Retrofit Humvees To Drive Themselves

Popular Science

news | 2 June 2023
Insights From an Immersive Commercial Acquisition Program Fellow

NCMA

news | 2 June 2023
Defense Innovation Unit Eyes First Flight of Hypersonic Testbed

C4ISRNET

news | 23 May 2023
Making Synthetic Jet Fuel Near the Front Lines Is an Idea That Remains Worth Drinking To
news | 22 May 2023
Accelerating Autonomous Vehicle Technology for the DoD **UPDATED**
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Webinar: DIU Helps Sharpen Military’s Use of Cyber Threat Intelligence Data

Federal News Network

news | 19 May 2023
Diagnosing Early Infection with A Single Breath
video | 17 May 2023
DAU Webinar: Innovation Sparks - How Defense Innovation Unit Is Making A Difference
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Defense Innovation Unit and the Applied Research Institute Partner for Indianapolis Roadshow on May 27
news | 15 May 2023
Defense Department’s New Wearable Device Detects Illness Before Symptoms Appear

Federal News Network

news | 9 May 2023
New DIU Director Wants To Make the Pentagon’s Demand Signal Clear for Commercial Companies

DefenseScoop

news | 1 May 2023
The Defense Innovation Unit and the Defense Acquisition University Launch Second Year of the Immersive Commercial Acquisition Training Program
news | 26 Apr 2023
Speed and Space: Defense Innovation Unit Leaders Address Key Topics at Sea Air Space 2023
news | 25 Apr 2023
Defense Innovation Unit and Philips Provide an Iterative Approach to Health and Infectious Disease Detection
news | 21 Apr 2023
The Terranaut Is a New Mine-Hunting Bot Designed for Beaches

Popular Science

news | 21 Apr 2023
DIU Issues Contract Awards to Four Vendors for Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) Project *UPDATE*
news | 21 Apr 2023
DIU Leverages Commercial Technology To Drive Climate and Energy Resilience
news | 18 Apr 2023
DIU Awards First Contracts for Prototyping Low-cost, High-cadence, Long Endurance Testing of Hypersonic Systems **UPDATE**
news | 5 Apr 2023
How Power Is Blazing a Trail for America’s Space Effort — and for Nuclear Startups

GeekWire

news | 4 Apr 2023
DoD Announces Apple’s Doug Beck as New DIU Director
news | 1 Apr 2023
The Department of Defense Must Embrace Commercial Technology Culture and Systems

NCMA

news | 30 Mar 2023
Equipping the Corps: Defense Innovation Unit With LTCOL Glenn McCartan

Marine Corps

news | 21 Mar 2023
State of the Space Industrial Base Enters 5th Year: Annual Call for Experts, Solutions