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news | 8 Nov 2023
INDUS-X Investor Strategy Session Harnesses Private Capital for Start-ups

Department of Defense

project spotlight | 6 Nov 2023
UUV Production Contract Awarded to Support U.S. Navy Lionfish Program
news | 31 Oct 2023
DIU Hosts Ukraine, NATO Partners, Private Sector for a Future of Unmanned Aerial Systems Forum in Warsaw
news | 27 Oct 2023
DOD Graduates First Cohort of Acquisition Innovators

Department of Defense

project spotlight | 26 Oct 2023
Capitalizing on Commercial Technology To Promote Cybersecurity Across the DoDd
news | 10 Oct 2023
Bridging the ICAP

U.S. Army AL&T

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 | 5 Oct 2023
Consumer-Grade VR Gear Used To Train Fighter Pilots

CBS News

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
project spotlight | 27 Sept 2023
Quantum Sensing Enters the DoD Landscape in First-of-a-kind, High-Performance Atomic Gyroscope Space Demonstration
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ICAP Ceremony and DAU Webinar With Doug Beck
project spotlight | 25 Sept 2023
The Department of the Air Force and Defense Innovation Unit Partner on Electric Vehicle Support Equipment Project
video | 19 Sept 2023
How to Work With DIU
project spotlight | 18 Sept 2023
AI-Enabled Microscopes Demonstrate the Potential for More Timely and Accurate Cancer Detection
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
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DIU, NSIN and NSIC to Participate in San Diego Innovation Day 2023
news | 28 Aug 2023
Indo-Pacific Command Moves To ‘Plug In’ Emerging Tech for DOD Through Key Programs, New Directorate
news | 28 Aug 2023
INDOPACOM Stands Up New Directorate to Better Connect Industry, DoD Innovation Efforts

Breaking Defense

news | 25 Aug 2023
Defense Innovation Unit Spinning Space Web for JADC2

National Defense Magazine

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
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September 13: DIU Florida Roadshow
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 | 7 Aug 2023
The Pentagon’s Embrace of Startups Could Fuel Hypersonic Tech
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 | 31 July 2023
How Silicon Valley Is Helping the Pentagon in the AI Arms Race

Financial Times

news | 21 July 2023
Now at a ‘Tipping Point,’ Defense Innovation Unit Looks to Next ‘Phase’: Scaling Tech

Breaking Defense

video | 19 July 2023
Innovation Sparks: How the Investment World Evaluates Ideas And Opportunities For Investment
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DIU Joins National Contract Management Association (NCMA) World Congress 2023
news | 7 July 2023
Army Reserve Leads Way: Electric Vehicle Pilot Program With The Defense Innovation Unit

U.S. Army Reserve

news | 27 June 2023
Enhanced Energy Storage and Intelligent Power Management Systems for Defense Department Tactical Microgrids
news | 20 June 2023
Silicon Valley VCs Rush Into Defence Technology Start-ups

Financial Times

news | 12 June 2023
The Pentagon Wants To Retrofit Humvees To Drive Themselves

Popular Science

news | 2 June 2023
Defense Innovation Unit Eyes First Flight of Hypersonic Testbed

C4ISRNET

news | 2 June 2023
Insights From an Immersive Commercial Acquisition Program Fellow

NCMA

news | 23 May 2023
Making Synthetic Jet Fuel Near the Front Lines Is an Idea That Remains Worth Drinking To
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Webinar: DIU Helps Sharpen Military’s Use of Cyber Threat Intelligence Data

Federal News Network

news | 19 May 2023
Diagnosing Early Infection with A Single Breath
video | 17 May 2023
DAU Webinar: Innovation Sparks - How Defense Innovation Unit Is Making A Difference
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Defense Innovation Unit and the Applied Research Institute Partner for Indianapolis Roadshow on May 27
news | 15 May 2023
Defense Department’s New Wearable Device Detects Illness Before Symptoms Appear

Federal News Network

news | 9 May 2023
New DIU Director Wants To Make the Pentagon’s Demand Signal Clear for Commercial Companies

DefenseScoop

news | 1 May 2023
The Defense Innovation Unit and the Defense Acquisition University Launch Second Year of the Immersive Commercial Acquisition Training Program