Defense Innovation Unit

US DIU quantum sensing flight test advances GPS-free aircraft navigation

The US Defence Innovation Unit flight-tested a magnetic navigation system capable of guiding aircraft across open oceans independent of GPS.

Air Force Technology•Jangoulun Singsit7 Sept

GE Aerospace Secures DIU Contract to Develop Mach 5 Hypersonic Test Platform

Aviation News – GE Aerospace has secured a pivotal contract from the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to develop Derecho, an air-launched hypersonic test vehicle...

Aviation News EU4 Sept

• favorable toward GE Aerospace · 82%

GE Aerospace wins Pentagon contract to build Mach 5 hypersonic test vehicle

GE Aerospace has received a US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) contract to develop an air-launched hypersonic test vehicle…

AeroTime•Stephen Pope3 Sept

• neutral toward GE Aerospace · 98%

Degree Of Survivability Key Question For DIU/USAF MMA Program

The degree of survivability for future massed modular aircraft (MMA) is a key question for the program. This month, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and U.S. Air Force announced MMA to replace […]

Avionics International•Frank Wolfe23 Jul

DIU And Air Force Collaborating On MQ-9A Follow-On

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Air Force are collaborating on a project to replace the General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper which, depending on payload, can cost up to $50 million apiece. “The […]

Avionics International•Frank Wolfe16 Jul

Mach Industries Wins DIU Contract For Runway-Independent Navy Drones

Startup weapons developer Mach Industries on June 16 announced it won a contract award to serve as aircraft integrator for a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) program focused on developing runway-independent […]

Avionics International•Rich Abott18 Jun

DIU Awards $159 Million For Hermeus To Demonstrate High-Mach Flight And Payload Release

Hermeus on May 28 said it has received a $159 million contract modification from the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to demonstrate high-Mach flight and high-speed payload carry and release […]

Avionics International•Rich Abott4 Jun