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news | 26 Jan 2022
DIU FY 2021 Annual Report; A Preview into FY 2022
news | 16 Dec 2021
Leading the Defense Innovation Unit: A conversation with Michael Brown

Federal News Network

news | 10 Dec 2021
Defense Innovation Unit issues guidance for responsible use of artificial intelligence

Federal News Network

news | 6 Dec 2021
US space industry ‘tactically strong’ but lacks long-term investment, study finds

Breaking Defense

news | 6 Dec 2021
AI Weekly: Defense Department proposes new guidelines for developing AI technologies

Venture Beat

news | 6 Dec 2021
DIU director: Look beyond reform to keep the technological edge

fcw.com

news | 6 Dec 2021
Surge in public sector business growth continues for C3.AI

FedScoop

news | 22 Nov 2021
Department of Defense to Prototype Commercial Hybrid Conversion Kits for Tactical Vehicles
news | 15 Nov 2021
DIU Operationalizes Responsible AI Guidelines in Practice
news | 6 Nov 2021
DIU director: Look beyond reform to keep the technological edge

fcw.com

news | 4 Nov 2021
DIU’s New Regional Focus
news | 4 Nov 2021
Department of Defense to open innovation office in Chicago

Chicago Tribune

news | 21 Oct 2021
DOD Begins Fielding 5G Communications to California First Responders
news | 15 Oct 2021
Defense Innovation Unit Solves a Common Problem with Cloud Services

Federal News Network

news | 8 Oct 2021
The Skies Grow Even More Blue for DoD UAS

Inside Unmanned Systems

news | 7 Oct 2021
Blue sUAS Vendors Announced
news | 1 Oct 2021
Soldiers’ Super Suits Will Sense Surroundings Soon

Defense One

news | 28 Sept 2021
Anduril Seeks Covert Sensing Capability With New Acquisition

Breaking Defense

news | 27 Sept 2021
Austin space tech firm CesiumAstro sends its first satellites into orbit on Atlas V rocket
news | 21 Sept 2021
AFRL’s Golden Horde ‘Gladiator’ Drones To Compete Virtually
news | 17 Sept 2021
The Daily Scoop Podcast: September 17, 2021

FedScoop

news | 16 Sept 2021
DIU's newest office is off and running investing in hardware innovations

Federal News Network

news | 14 Sept 2021
CesiumAstro Prepares for First Satellite Launch

Built In Austin

news | 13 Sept 2021
U.S. Department of Defense Launches National Security Innovation Capital With $15M Congressional Appropriation
news | 10 Sept 2021
Department of Defense Guidance on Procurement of UAS

Department of Defense

news | 7 Sept 2021
Marine Special Ops Command Hones its ‘Cognitive Raiders’

National Defense Magazine

news | 29 Aug 2021
On-Orbit, Active Phased Array Satellite Testbed Milestone Has Been Reached By CesiumAstro In Their Collaboration With The DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit

SATNEWS

news | 25 Aug 2021
Niels Olson Wins Sailor of the Year 2021
news | 13 Aug 2021
DIU creates AI app to help identify talent within the National Guard, reserve forces

Federal News Network

news | 13 Aug 2021
Using technology to detect and stop illegal fishing: DIU’s new prize competition

Federal News Network

news | 13 Aug 2021
Astra to fly upgraded rocket on next launch

SpaceNews

news | 12 Aug 2021
Defense Innovation Unit’s Space Portfolio working to improve maritime domain awareness

Government Matters

news | 4 Aug 2021
Can We Spot Illegal Fishing Fleets from Space?

Defense One

news | 4 Aug 2021
DIU’s Butow Pushes Space Force Case On ‘Tactical ISR’ Mission

Breaking Defense

news | 29 July 2021
Rocket Lab Returns to Flight with US Space Force Launch
news | 27 July 2021
Anduril Nabs DIU ‘Service’ Contract For Counter-Drone AI

Breaking Defense

news | 22 July 2021
U.S. Government and Nonprofit Organization Host Prize Competition to Leverage the Latest Technology to Detect and Defeat Illegal Fishing
news | 1 July 2021
Defense Innovation Unit’s Secure Cloud Management Prototypes Completed with Success Memos
news | 29 June 2021
App Aims to Match Reserve, Guard Talent With DOD Needs

Department of Defense

news | 29 June 2021
The US-China Race for AI Predominance, and the Future of AI Military Innovation - with Michael Brown of the US DIU
news | 25 June 2021
DIU rethinking cyber endpoint protections through advanced deception tools

Federal News Network

news | 25 May 2021
CesiumAstro unveils plan to test active phased array in orbit

SpaceNews

news | 19 May 2021
Ball Aerospace and Microsoft demonstrate satellite-to-cloud data processing

Via Satellite

news | 17 May 2021
Defense Innovation Unit selects ABL Space to launch DoD mission

SpaceNews

news | 16 May 2021
Silicon Valley reboots its relationship with the US military

Financial Times

news | 14 May 2021
DIU is making an Uber-like app for talent management in DoD

FedScoop

news | 4 May 2021
DoD fortifying cloud connections to work better, faster with companies

C4ISRNET

news | 22 Apr 2021
AI leaders: DoD must be more transparent with startups

C4ISRNET