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  • DOD Seeks Tactical Augmented Reality Tech Innovation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOD Seeks Tactical Augmented Reality Tech Innovation

    The Department of Defense is looking for companies capable of developing a tactical augmented reality system that can give soldiers immediate access to mission critical data and boost their situational awareness. In a notice published by the Defense Innovation Unit, the agency called on vendors to submit proposals for TAR technology to help warfighters perform […] More

  • 3 Companies Win DIU Contracts to Create Digital Tracker for Aerospace Ground Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    3 Companies Win DIU Contracts to Create Digital Tracker for Aerospace Ground Equipment

    Three companies were awarded contracts by the Defense Innovation Unit for a prototyping project focused on devices that can track the real-time location of military aerospace ground equipment. Initial contracts were granted to Australian firm LX Group, Swiss company Kudelski, and Florida-based VOS Systems, DIU announced Friday. AGE assets are currently tracked through a paper-based, […] More

  • Nauticus Clears Phase 1 of Autonomous Mine Countermeasure Robot Development for DIU, Marine Corps - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Nauticus Clears Phase 1 of Autonomous Mine Countermeasure Robot Development for DIU, Marine Corps

    Nauticus Robotics has developed a robotic vehicle capable of traversing waters and crawling onto land while gathering intelligence and detecting potentially explosive threats. The early-stage prototype rounds off the competitive first phase of the Amphibious Autonomous Response Vehicle program, which was launched by the Defense Innovation Unit on behalf of the U.S. Marine Corps, and […] More

  • Watch: DIU Acting Director Mike Madsen Reveals Top Tech Growth Area - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Watch: DIU Acting Director Mike Madsen Reveals Top Tech Growth Area

    Since 2015, the Defense Innovation Unit has worked to accelerate the adoption of commercial technologies within the United States military. The DIU’s mission focuses on six core technology focus areas: AI/ML, autonomy, cyber and telecommunications, energy, human systems and space. DIU’s Acting Director Mike Madsen participated in an exclusive video interview with Executive Mosaic to shed light on […] More

  • 2 Companies Secure DIU Contracts to Prototype Hypersonic Testing Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    2 Companies Secure DIU Contracts to Prototype Hypersonic Testing Systems

    The Defense Innovation Unit has selected Australian aerospace company Hypersonix Launch Systems and California-based space launch services provider Fenix Space to prototype a suite of hypersonic weapon test systems for the Department of Defense. Under the Hypersonic and High-Cadence Airborne Testing Capabilities program, Hypersonix Launch Systems will develop an airborne testing vehicle capable of flying […] More

  • Delta-Cosworth Joins DOD's Commercial Battery Prototyping Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Delta-Cosworth Joins DOD’s Commercial Battery Prototyping Effort

    Delta-Cosworth became the latest company to be chosen by the Department of Defense’s innovation arm and its partner agencies in the Jumpstart for Advanced Battery Standardization project. The electric powertrain engineering company received a contract to use its cylindrical scalable module architecture in designing a high-performance modular battery system for potential military use, the Defense […] More

  • DIU Launches Prototype Solicitation for Digital Manufacturing of Composite Structures - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DIU Launches Prototype Solicitation for Digital Manufacturing of Composite Structures

    The Defense Innovation Unit launched a commercial solutions opening for potential vendors that can design, produce and monitor large composite models using digital twin technologies. The winning prototype is expected to provide an alternative to producing molded composite structures, which may serve as interim or permanent replacement parts for unique systems used by the Department […] More

  • DIU Soliciting Rechargeable Battery Proposals for Various Military Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DIU Soliciting Rechargeable Battery Proposals for Various Military Platforms

    The Defense Innovation Unit has issued a commercial solutions opening for high-capacity rechargeable battery cells or packs that could be applied to dismounted warfighter operations, ground vehicles, aviation and space missions. DIU said it is looking to tap a vendor or vendors for collaboration with the Department of Defense on the development of the Family of […] More

  • Defense Innovation Unit Adds 2 Companies to Military Vehicle Battery Tech Development Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense Innovation Unit Adds 2 Companies to Military Vehicle Battery Tech Development Project

    The Defense Innovation Unit has named additional participants in a project that seeks commercial battery prototypes for the Department of Defense’s military vehicle electrification efforts. Canoo Technologies and Lucid Motors join GM Defense, a General Motors subsidiary, as developers under the Jumpstart for Advanced Battery Standardization initiative. DIU said Wednesday the companies will produce batteries for DOD testing and assessment […] More

  • DIU Seeks Commercial Offerings to Enhance Waste Disposal System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DIU Seeks Commercial Offerings to Enhance Waste Disposal System

    The Defense Innovation Unit issued a commercial solution opening for the development of an improved and scalable system for liquid and solid waste disposal intended to help the Department of Defense achieve its goal of utilizing additional energy sources. DIU is looking for hardware and software innovations for expeditionary and fixed waste disposal systems capable […] More

  • Defense Innovation Unit Seeks Energy-Efficient Heaters for DOD Buildings - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense Innovation Unit Seeks Energy-Efficient Heaters for DOD Buildings

    The Defense Innovation Unit issued a commercial solutions opening for technologies that can reduce the carbon footprint of space and water heating systems in the Department of Defense’s buildings. DIU said it is looking to prototype cost-effective innovations that can improve on air-source heat pumps and HP water heaters and are usable in workspaces, barracks […] More

  • DOD Seeks Companies to Support Mission Beyond Earth's Geosynchronous Orbit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOD Seeks Companies to Support Mission Beyond Earth’s Geosynchronous Orbit

    The Department of Defense is soliciting proposals for its planned expeditions in the region beyond the Earth’s geosynchronous orbit. A project notice posted on the Defense Innovation Unit’s website says the agency is seeking companies that can develop and demonstrate technologies and payloads for its proposed Sinequone space vehicle, which will be launched to a […] More