Defense Innovation Unit (@DIU

Defense Innovation Unit

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Defense Innovation Unit

@DIU_x

Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) accelerates commercial technology for national security. Retweet does not imply endorsement

United States

Joined August 2015

Defense Innovation Unit
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Yesterday’s historic @USNavy rescue in the Strait of Hormuz is a direct result of DIU’s Production-Ready, Inexpensive, Maritime Expeditionary (PRIME) Small Unmanned Surface Vehicle (sUSV) program. The Saronic Corsair used in the operation was developed through DIU’s competitive
Helicopter crew rescued by unmanned Navy vessel near Strait of Hormuz
From thehill.com
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Jun 9
DIU salutes @ENERGY and Idaho National Laboratory (@INL) for their completion of a zero-power criticality test of the Antares Nuclear Mark-0 demonstrator reactor. We know that reliable energy systems are critical to reducing mission risk and disruption for the Services, whether
Department of Energy Celebrates First Advanced Reactor Criticality
From energy.gov
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Jun 4
The first batch of drones ordered under the Drone Dominance Program have been accepted, and we’re just getting started. Nearly 2,000 additional units have shipped. Many more are ramping up for fulfillment. Next up is the Gauntlet Phase II qualifiers, set to begin at Camp
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Jun 3
NextMRO Prize Challenge winners announced! In our charge to convert commercial innovation into combat power and support the modernization of naval logistics, DIU, in partnership with the @USNavy's Logistics Information Technology (LOG IT) Program Office, has announced the
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Jun 2
Our Hydra: Collaborative, Real-Time, Cross-System USSF Tactical Command and Control solicitation is now live. The @USSpaceForce is currently constrained by a fragmented ground architecture that limits the agility of modern distributed space operations. To achieve decision
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Jun 2
DIU recently marked another milestone achievement in its pursuit of affordable and scalable group 5 UAS to deliver combat capability. We successfully completed the first supersonic flight of the Quarterhouse Mk 2.1 multi mach reusable aircraft (MMRA). The supersonic flight
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Jun 1
Our Project Spectrum Strike Prize Challenge is now live. The DoW faces challenges in integrating modern technology into legacy spectrum management systems, putting American innovation, companies, and the military at a significant disadvantage compared to our adversaries. DIU
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Jun 1
Our Rising Smoke Prize Challenge is now live. DIU, in partnership with Blue Horizons and Air Force Research Laboratory (@TeamAFRL) RF Seekers Branch, is offering a $250,000 prize challenge for a conceptual active RF radar seeker design and future use considerations for use in a
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May 29
The United States @DeptofWar's $1.1 billion Drone Dominance Program is putting operators in the driver’s seat – literally – to identify top-performing systems. “Any drone that I have to train someone for a month on is less valuable than the drone that I don’t,” said DIU Deputy
The Pentagon is buying 300,000 drones in a competition designed for a new kind of war
From nbcnews.com
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May 28
Our Autonomous Resupply Vessel (ARV) solicitation is now live. The @DeptofWar relies on the @USArmy for intra-theater logistics, creating a heavy dependence on supply chains to sustain joint operations at required speed and scale. Army Watercraft Systems (AWS) are critical to
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May 28
Our All Players - Modular & Scalable Architectures for Joint Simulation and Wargaming solicitation is now live. The @DeptofWar lacks the ability to rehearse, validate and iterate Operational Plans (OPLANs) for contested, multi-domain conflict at the scale and speed required for
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May 28
Air Education and Training Command (@AETCommand) in partnership with DIU, has fielded more than 200 virtual training devices for pilots. More recently, AETC's Det 24 partnered with DIU under the Virtual Training For Air Dominance (VTRAD) project to field the next evolution of
AETC Preps Next-Gen Simulators to Train New Pilots
From airandspaceforces.com
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May 22
Our Robotic Operation for Autonomous Delivery and Sustainment (ROADS) Prize Challenge is now live. Over two decades ago, the @DeptofWar helped plant the seeds for the driverless car industry via the DARPA Grand Challenge. Driverless cars are now operational in cities across the
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