NEWS & EVENTS

DIUx and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) are releasing a new satellite imagery dataset to advance key frontiers in computer vision and develop new solutions for national security and disaster response. Read More

DIUx is now offering $100,000 in prizes to develop algorithms that can interpret high-resolution satellite images. The contest is called the xView Detection Challenge. Entrants will use a trove of hand-annotated satellite images released by the Pentagon to train algorithms to identify details relevant to disaster relief or humanitarian missions Read More

DIUx U.S. Air Force (USAF) service lead Lt Col Enrique Oti speaks about USAF's software modernization efforts for tanker planning and dynamic targeting, as well as changing culture within USAF. Read More

Raj Shah, managing partner at DIUx, participates in a panel moderated by Trish Regan (Fox Business Network) exploring how the world of finance impacts the Pentagon. Panelists include Michael Leskinen (Executive Director, Aerospace and Defense, J.P. Morgan), the Hon. Richard Spencer, (Secretary of the Navy), and Michael Strianese (Chairman and CEO, L3 Technologies) Read More

DIUx partnered with the Air Force to develop “Jigsaw” to increase efficiencies in tanker planning. Due to Jigsaw, three or four fewer tanker crews are needed to complete the mission each day. The software also allows planners to create models and simulate real-life scenarios. Read More