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Providing an asymmetric advantage with quadcopters and fixed-wing VTOLs

Providing an asymmetric advantage with quadcopters and fixed-wing VTOLs
Providing an asymmetric advantage with quadcopters and fixed-wing VTOLs

The American-made Teal 2 quadcopter and Edge 130 Blue, a VTOL fixed-wing system, are both on the Defense Innovation Unit’s Blue List for acquisition by U.S. forces.

DIU picks 7 companies to support Replicator autonomy, C2 efforts

DIU picks 7 companies to support Replicator autonomy, C2 efforts
DIU picks 7 companies to support Replicator autonomy, C2 efforts

“We are seeing the strength of the joint teams that assemble to collaborate on the challenges of deploying autonomous systems including policy, software architecture, experimentation, and more,” said Pentagon AI chief Radha Plumb. 

Army eyeing commercial drones as Shadow ‘gap’ filler

Army eyeing commercial drones as Shadow ‘gap’ filler
Army eyeing commercial drones as Shadow ‘gap’ filler

“Our units have no assets and no capability to to train with right now, to learn with, to build TTPs with. We started thinking outside the box,” Col. Nick Ryan told Breaking Defense.

Boeing subsidiary, Indian firm ink new agreement to produce unmanned vehicles: White House

Boeing subsidiary, Indian firm ink new agreement to produce unmanned vehicles: White House
Boeing subsidiary, Indian firm ink new agreement to produce unmanned vehicles: White House

The US and India have advanced several initiatives around defense cooperation in recent years.

Army selects 2 ‘attritable’ UASs for company-level recon, surveillance and target acquisition

Army selects 2 ‘attritable’ UASs for company-level recon, surveillance and target acquisition
Army selects 2 ‘attritable’ UASs for company-level recon, surveillance and target acquisition

Anduril’s Ghost X and Performance Drone Works’s C-100 drones were both on the Defense Innovation Unit’s Blue UAS List.

With Houthi attacks in Red Sea persisting, DIU, Navy seek ‘kinetic defeat’ for medium aerial drones

With Houthi attacks in Red Sea persisting, DIU, Navy seek ‘kinetic defeat’ for medium aerial drones
With Houthi attacks in Red Sea persisting, DIU, Navy seek ‘kinetic defeat’ for medium aerial drones

DIU and the Navy are looking for mature technologies they can test within three months and have a handful of prototypes for within 12.

DIU launches first AUKUS prize challenge focused on electromagnetic spectrum

DIU launches first AUKUS prize challenge focused on electromagnetic spectrum
DIU launches first AUKUS prize challenge focused on electromagnetic spectrum

The Pentagon’s DIU will manage the competition in conjunction with counterpart agencies in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Drones, DIU and Army Network: What to watch for in networks in 2024

Drones, DIU and Army Network: What to watch for in networks in 2024
Drones, DIU and Army Network: What to watch for in networks in 2024

Here’s what to watch for in the defense network, cyber and innovation space in 2024.

Defense Innovation Unit joins Navy’s hunt for a new large undersea drone

Defense Innovation Unit joins Navy’s hunt for a new large undersea drone
Defense Innovation Unit joins Navy’s hunt for a new large undersea drone

DIU is looking for information by the end of this month and plans to host demos soon thereafter.

How to leverage America’s software advantage in the decisive decade

How to leverage America’s software advantage in the decisive decade
How to leverage America’s software advantage in the decisive decade

Michèle A. Flournoy and Wendy R. Anderson lay out their vision for how the Pentagon can speed software acquisition in this new op-ed.

Accenture demos data vis, C2 for multiple USVs during Navy’s Digital Horizons exercise

Accenture demos data vis, C2 for multiple USVs during Navy’s Digital Horizons exercise
Accenture demos data vis, C2 for multiple USVs during Navy’s Digital Horizons exercise

It’s a goal the Navy has had its own eyes set on, and the demo highlighted why it is such a daunting technical challenge.