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
@DIU_x
Jun 23
Today, we're launching “Farseer,” a multi-phase initiative designed to transition mature quantum sensing and timing technologies directly to the Joint Force. Farseer seeks innovative commercial solutions to prototype and demonstrate advanced, quantum-enabled sensing and timing
Department of War Announces Initiative to Revolutionize ISR via Quantu
From war.gov
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Defense Innovation Unit
@DIU_x
Jun 23
The Secretary of War led the ceremonial swearing in of DIU Director Owen West at the Hotel Del, the site of Susanne and Owen’s first ever formal: the 1994 USMC Ball, leading to unit probation for a year.
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@DIU_x
Jun 18
Drone Dominance Program Gauntlet Phase II qualifiers conclude this week at Camp Grayling, Michigan. This high-stakes test pits 49 companies and 79 unique unmanned aerial systems against rigorous mission scenarios, including long-range strikes and close-quarters tactical
Drone Dominance Program Receives First Order, Gauntlet II Gets Underwa
From war.gov
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Defense Innovation Unit
@DIU_x
Jun 15
The future of Defense requires urgent investment portfolio diversification.
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Defense Innovation Unit
@DIU_x
Jun 10
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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@DIU_x
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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Defense Innovation Unit
@DIU_x
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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@DIU_x
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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Defense Innovation Unit
@DIU_x
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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Defense Innovation Unit
@DIU_x
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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@DIU_x
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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Defense Innovation Unit
@DIU_x
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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