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.
By Breaking Defense“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.
By Ashley Roque“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.
By Ashley RoqueThe US and India have advanced several initiatives around defense cooperation in recent years.
By Justin KatzAnduril’s Ghost X and Performance Drone Works’s C-100 drones were both on the Defense Innovation Unit’s Blue UAS List.
By Ashley RoqueDIU and the Navy are looking for mature technologies they can test within three months and have a handful of prototypes for within 12.
By Justin KatzThe Pentagon’s DIU will manage the competition in conjunction with counterpart agencies in Australia and the United Kingdom.
By Justin KatzHere’s what to watch for in the defense network, cyber and innovation space in 2024.
By Jaspreet GillDIU is looking for information by the end of this month and plans to host demos soon thereafter.
By Justin KatzIt’s a goal the Navy has had its own eyes set on, and the demo highlighted why it is such a daunting technical challenge.
By Justin Katz
Michèle A. Flournoy and Wendy R. Anderson lay out their vision for how the Pentagon can speed software acquisition in this new op-ed.
By Wendy R. Anderson and Michele A. Flournoy