Defense Innovation Unit is a Department of Defense organization that integrates commercial technology to address national security challenges. The unit awards contracts to companies that provide scalable solutions, using agile processes to reduce the time from problem identification to implementation. DIU con...
In its first report of 2025, the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Board is recommending an expansion of the Defense Department’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to provide “end-to-end concierge services” aimed at simplifying interactions with both traditional and non-traditional vendors.[…]...
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) accelerates the adoption of commercial technology throughout the military and growing national security innovation base. DIU partners with organizations across the Department of Defense (DoD) to rapidly prototype, field, ...
The US Department of Defense has invested $2.4 million over two years in deepfake detection technology from a startup called Hive AI. It’s the first contract of its kind for the DOD’s Defense Innovation Unit, which accelerates the adoption of new technologies for the US defense sector...
The U.S. government is in the midst of a massive transformation to advance defense technology and modernize mission-critical processes. From the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) developing AI models to assist with cancer detection, to the U.S. Navy modernizing maintenance and repairs inspection for ...
To tackle current design challenges, the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Blue UAS Framework sources the type of safe, secure and reliable components that DoD requires for its drones. DIU on-ramps commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) systems through its Cleared List and, as part of its Foundry,...
The Defense Innovation Unit announced the launch of a trilateral prize challenge run through AUKUS Pillar II today which will focus on determining electromagnetic spectrum technologies that give the Defense Department a "strategic edge in targeting."
NovaSpark Energy Corporation, an innovator of on-site hydrogen fuel and sustainable energy generation, is proud to announce it has been awarded a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to develop a mobile hydrogen fuel generation solution. The par...
The DoD's Defense Innovation Unit tapped Doodle Labs to develop a mesh radio solution for the Blue UAS program. The resulting Helix Mesh Rider® radio provides the tactical capability of switching frequency bands in the field with 6 bands in one radio, an industry first. Fully NDAA Compliant...
The next leader of the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit could helm the outfit for up to six years, according to a highly publicized job listing shared this week.