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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 Leverages Commercial Technology To Drive Climate and Energy Resilience

news | 21 Apr 2023

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

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

news | 12 Oct 2022

DIU, USMC Prototyping Two State-of-the-Art Autonomous Amphibious Response Vehicles to Clear Explosive Hazards

news | 11 Oct 2022

DIU Successfully Transitions Prototypes to Counter Foreign Malign Influence

news | 4 Oct 2022

ICAP Finalists Selected

news | 27 Sept 2022

New Industry Cyber Effort To Help Strengthen UAS Industrial Base Launched

news | 23 Sept 2022

Providing Rapid Technology Assessment and Evaluation Capability

news | 25 Aug 2022

DIU Turns 7!

news | 17 Aug 2022

Commercial Tech for GNSS Disruption Detection to be Highlighted in Upcoming Military Exercises

news | 28 July 2022

Commercial Space Industry Providing Tools To Advance and Augment Space Domain Awareness Visualization and Analytics

news | 7 July 2022

The Internet of Space

news | 9 June 2022

DOD and New Space New Mexico Conclude 4th Annual Space Conference To Advance Prosperity, Sustainability, and U.S. Space Leadership

news | 25 May 2022

AISUM Completes Flight Test 1

news | 17 May 2022

Powering the Future of Space Exploration: DIU Launching Next-Generation Nuclear Propulsion and Power

news | 16 May 2022

Accessing Non-Traditional Technology Vendors Just Got Easier Thanks to New Partnership Between DIU and GSA

news | 25 Apr 2022

Defense Innovation Unit to Provide Update on Blue UAS, Components and New Opportunities at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022

news | 21 Apr 2022

GigEagle: Agile Talent Development for the DoD

news | 21 Apr 2022

DIU and Partners Open Defense Innovation Office in Chicago To Tap Into Midwest Technology and Talent

news | 5 Apr 2022

​​Defense Innovation Unit and U.S. Army's Installation Management Command Begin Construction of Three 3D-Printed Barracks at Ft. Bliss

news | 4 Apr 2022

Defense Innovation Unit and PMS-408 Partner To Bring Advanced Mine Detection Capability to the Fleet Two Years Ahead of Schedule

Accelerating Autonomous Vehicle Technology for the DoD UPDATED

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

Defense Innovation Unit and U.S. Army's Installation Management Command Begin Construction of Three 3D-Printed Barracks at Ft. Bliss