DIU shakes up Blue UAS process, enlisting third-party vendors for compliance checks
“We anticipate that hundreds of companies will apply for verification,” a DIU spokesperson told Breaking Defense.
“We anticipate that hundreds of companies will apply for verification,” a DIU spokesperson told Breaking Defense.
“The ‘Protecting American Innovation Act’ is vital to securing our nation’s technology and deterring foreign threats, particularly from China," Rep. Pat Fallon told Breaking Defense.
“As a former American soldier, I don't want Chinese things in the hands of my fellow soldiers. Unacceptable,” David Michelson, director of the autonomy portfolio at the DIU, said.
“What we’re doing now is essentially creating a program that pre-vets for quality, security [and] adversarial capital," DIU Director, Doug Beck said.
The Defense Innovation Unit will now conduct an annual competition for sUAS and quadcopters to either stay on the Blue List or be added to it, Blue UAS Project Lead Trent Emeneker told Breaking Defense.