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All Events Videos News Project Spotlights
news | 5 Feb 2022
Reigniting the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Partnership

TechCrunch

news | 31 Jan 2022
xView3 Winners Announced
news | 27 Jan 2022
Defense Innovation Unit Highlights 2021 Technology Transition Efforts

Defense News

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
DIU Director: Look Beyond Reform To Keep the Technological Edge

fcw.com

news | 6 Dec 2021
AI Weekly: Defense Department Proposes New Guidelines for Developing AI Technologies

Venture Beat

video | 6 Dec 2021
Watch — Mike Brown Flash Talk Aspen Security Forum 2021
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
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State of the Space Industrial Base 2021
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

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Upcoming Global Space Innovation Project Solicitation Preview
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Get an Inside Look at Defense Innovation at FedSuperNova
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
Ultra-Low Cost Simulation Program Augments Pilot Training

Department of Defense

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 U.S. 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
The U.S.-China Race for AI Predominance, and the Future of AI Military Innovation - With Michael Brown of the U.S. DIU
news | 29 June 2021
App Aims to Match Reserve, Guard Talent With DOD Needs

Department of Defense

news | 25 June 2021
DIU Rethinking Cyber Endpoint Protections Through Advanced Deception Tools

Federal News Network