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news | 30 Nov 2023

Implementing the Department of Defense Replicator Initiative to Accelerate All-Domain Attritable Autonomous Systems To Warfighters at Speed and Scale

news | 20 Nov 2023

DoD’s Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, DIU Partner To Advance Remediation of PFAS at U.S. Defense Installations

news | 17 Nov 2023

Defense Innovation Unit Participates in Largest Modeling, Simulation, and Training Event - I/ITSEC 2023

news | 13 Nov 2023

Update: Low-Cost, High Cadence Testing for the Hypersonic Community

news | 31 Oct 2023

DIU Hosts Ukraine, NATO Partners, Private Sector for a Future of Unmanned Aerial Systems Forum in Warsaw

news | 10 Oct 2023

Six Government Contracting Professionals To Participate in the 2023-2024 Immersive Commercial Acquisition Program

news | 6 Oct 2023

Defense Innovation Unit Welcomes Two Senior Deputies to Continue Scaling Innovation Impact for the Department of Defense

news | 4 Oct 2023

INDUS-X Maritime ISR and Underwater Communications Challenges Launched

news | 3 Oct 2023

Defense Innovation Unit Partners with Departments of the Air Force, Navy and Office of the Secretary of Defense to Extend Duration Storage for Installations (EDSI)

news | 29 Sept 2023

U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, the Defense Innovation Unit, and Industry Advance DoD Installation Energy Resilience with Geothermal Energy Solutions

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

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

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

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 | 27 June 2023

Enhanced Energy Storage and Intelligent Power Management Systems for Defense Department Tactical Microgrids

news | 22 May 2023

Accelerating Autonomous Vehicle Technology for the DoD **UPDATED**

news | 19 May 2023

Diagnosing Early Infection with A Single Breath

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

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 | 4 Apr 2023

DoD Announces Apple’s Doug Beck as New DIU Director

news | 21 Mar 2023

State of the Space Industrial Base Enters 5th Year: Annual Call for Experts, Solutions

news | 28 Feb 2023

Department of Defense To Prototype Use of Synthetic Fuels for Contested Environments

news | 27 Feb 2023

Department of Defense to Prototype Commercial Batteries To Electrify Future Military Platforms

news | 23 Feb 2023

AUVSI Launches Green UAS Cybersecurity Certification Program For Commercial Drones

news | 15 Feb 2023

Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Joint Project Manager for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Medical and the Defense Innovation Unit Join Forces

news | 20 Jan 2023

UPDATE to the Blue UAS 2.0 Cleared List: Access to Broader Variety of Capable Unmanned Aerial Systems Now Available

news | 29 Dec 2022

Navigating the Future of Global Technology Competition: The Fast Follower Strategy

news | 13 Dec 2022

Sneak Peek: DIU’s FY2022 Year-in-Review

news | 12 Dec 2022

NCMA, DIU Announce Partnership To Scale Agile Acquisition Tools to Department, U.S. Government Organizations To Meet Tomorrow’s Challenges

news | 8 Nov 2022

Department of Defense To Prototype Commercial Cold Regions Microgrid Solution for Future Military Platforms

news | 2 Nov 2022

Creating the Digital and Hardware Infrastructure for the Internet of Space

news | 26 Oct 2022

​​Defense Innovation Unit and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Weather Systems Branch To Improve Global Weather Sensing Capabilities

news | 20 Oct 2022

Department of Defense Prototyping Electric Vehicle (EV) Chargers To Meet New Government Electric Ground Transportation Initiatives

Accelerating Autonomous Vehicle Technology for the DoD UPDATED

DIU Issues Contract Awards to Four Vendors for Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) Project UPDATE

DIU Awards First Contracts for Prototyping Low-cost, High-cadence, Long Endurance Testing of Hypersonic Systems UPDATE

Defense Innovation Unit and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Weather Systems Branch To Improve Global Weather Sensing Capabilities