DIU to fund ‘unjammable’ magnetic navigation tech
DIU expects to fund prototypes of multiple airborne platforms for magnetic navigation, including one that scans the ocean surface at 2,000 ft.
Defense Innovation Unit seeks undersea drone capable of ‘long-range’ payload deployment
The new solicitation broadly outlines what Navy leaders for years have sought from unmanned vehicles: multi-purpose trucks capable of carrying any payload of their choosing.
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Meeting Zero Trust goals while maintaining information dominance
Balancing security and access to data are critical to providing users with trustworthy, reliable data for real-time decisions.
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The next era of autonomous defense
L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor when it comes to developing a future-proof solution designed to adapt to the challenges of tomorrow.
DoD should use likely $100B-plus reconciliation money on downrange needs: Wittman
"Obviously we need to be building submarines, ramping those things up, but it's also about getting those dollars out there for these attributable, expendable systems.” said Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va.
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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.
AFSOC seeks industry feedback for ‘Swarm Carrier’ drone
The Swarm Carrier would be one of three drone types that Air Force Special Operations Command expects will strengthen a budding initiative to incorporate more autonomous systems in missions.
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
US, India stepping up military space cooperation, including exercising
The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Union and the Indian Ministry of Defence's Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX) accelerator intend later this year to open two industry challenges on space domain awareness technologies.
Differentiating innovation: From performance art to production scale
In this op-ed, Andrew Metrick of CNAS explains why the DoD needs to get on the same page about innovation.
DoD selects first Replicator systems, eyeing software focus for second iteration
Which specific systems have been selected haven't been publicly announced, a “very deliberate” strategy from the Pentagon, Navy Capt. Alex Campbell, director of the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) maritime portfolio, said today.
DIU picks 3 companies to prototype large undersea drones for Navy
DIU chose Kongsberg Discovery, Oceaneering and Anduril Industries to participate in a prototyping phase.
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Turning R&D into reality to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
In DIU’s new strategy, innovation hub looks to take on more ‘real risk’
“The challenge now is to take the capabilities developed during DIU 2.0 and apply them with the focus, scale, and speed necessary to deliver the strategic effect required,” according to the strategy. “This is what DIU 3.0 is all about.”
Replicator’s ‘PRIME’ time: DIU seeks small USV interceptors ready for rapid production
The DIU solicitation comes amid a raft of other Navy-led efforts to bring more unmanned surface vehicles into operations.