Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Abstract
Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) was established in April 2015 and DIUx 2.0 in May 2016. The DIU mission is to accelerate innovation in the commercially-focused technology sector to the warfighter. The 2018 National Defense Strategy asserts that we have returned to an era of inter-state strategic competition with Russia and China, heightening the sense of urgency with which the nation, and DoD in particular, must reform our acquisition policies and approach to sustaining military-technical superiority. Adversaries are challenging the U.S. across several dimensions. Most importantly, adversaries are at par or ahead of the U.S. in critical technology areas. Consistent with the FY 2020 OMB/OSTP research and development budget priorities, this new era of competition requires technological superiority to ensure ability to project power, maintain international norms and rule of law, and to serve as a credible deterrence. Notably, the critical technologies that forge military-technical superiority are increasingly dual-use and rapidly developed by the commercial sector. The DIU program will find and provide access to leading-edge technology companies on behalf of DoD organizations. Additionally, DIU will execute projects to leverage commercial sector technology analogous to military application thereby increasing dual-use technology agility for the DoD.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 0603342D8Z_3_0400_PB_2021
- Change Summary Explanation
- Defense-Wide Review: The FY 2021 funding request was reduced by $3.008 million during DWR to realign funds for higher priority DoD missions.
- Service Agency Name
- Office of the Secretary Of Defense
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Secretary of Defense
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