NSIN - National Security Innovation Network

With more than 500 bases, comprising ~300,000 buildings dispersed across diverse climate zones, the United States Department of Defense requires reliable access to hot water, heating, and cooling systems. The DoD spends approximately $4 billion annually on facility energy consumption. To meet this challenge, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Innovation Unit and DoD’s Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (SERDP & ESTCP) have awarded three contracts to prototype technologies for facility air conditioning and domestic water heating applications at DoD installations. “Installation energy programs like this, support an incredibly important National mission to increase the efficiency of heating and cooling needs at our stateside and foreign bases, in the long run saving dollars that can be applied to personnel and other needs,” said Energy Portfolio Director at DIU, Andrew Higier Ph.D.. Competitively selected out of a pool of 40 contenders, the companies include: GTI Energy, Blue Frontier, Inc. and Intellihot Inc.

Just posted: Cooperative Agreement (Grant) for our OnRamps! Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is building a unified physical Defense Innovation OnRamp, which will include Flagship DIU offices, physical presence via a distributed team, physical and digital OnRamp Hubs, and other relationships with the academic, startup, and commercial sectors to enable non-traditional, dual-use, and/or commercial technology companies to work with the United States Department of Defense to rapidly support warfighter needs. DIU’s OnRamp efforts are part of DIU’s strategy to develop a robust regional presence in order to tap into the extant commercial technology ecosystems and innovation base. For this solicitation, recipients will design, develop and manage a network of offices, physical and digital hubs, and other collaborative partnerships and projects designed to lower the barriers for entry for commercial and dual-use technology into the DoD. This will involve collaboration between a diverse set of stakeholders. The recipient(s) sought for this effort will provide direction to improve the ways in which non-traditional companies and talent can work with the DoD and grow regional defense innovation ecosystems. These efforts should be aligned with the types of commercial and dual-use technology that DIU is bringing into the Department with the speed and scale required for strategic effect. Responses are requested by January 21, 2025. Details about what is requested can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eBcnPj9v

Just Launched! The Inaugural U.S.-Japan Global Innovation Challenge to Enhance Resilience Against Biological, Disinformation Threats Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Japan's Defense Innovation Science and Technology Institute (DISTI), the newly formed defense innovation organization of the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), are seeking novel technologies that can help advance AI-driven counter disinformation and biodefense solutions. “I’m incredibly excited about our partnership with the Japanese, their standup of DISTI, and about the first example of our concrete collaboration together. The Japanese are simultaneously one of our most critical allies in the region and the world, and one of the most able partners in the technology sector,” said DIU Director Doug Beck. “Our coordination and cooperation in our shared strategic imperative for a free and open Indo-Pacific is critical to our success.” DIU's full release on the joint challenge can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eXKhdkvB Details about the Joint challenge can be found here: https://lnkd.in/emCQnMTb

Join Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and NSIN on Friday, December 20th at 8:30 AM ET for the INDUS-X Educational Series: Gurukul Program. Gurukul, an Educational Series under India–United States Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X), is a cornerstone of the innovation partnership, where industry (Indian/U.S.-based Primes), governments, and startups come together. The Gurukul Educational Series is inspired by the ancient Indian Tradition of propagating education through learning via experience and discussions led by enlightened teachers and curious students. Through this series, we invite the visionaries of India and the U.S. for ‘semi-formal’ discussions with startups, students, innovators, and anyone willing and curious to learn more to develop deeper people-to-people ties. Edition Seven of the Gurukul Program will provide experienced perspectives from the viewpoint of startups/MSMEs working with academia on their journey navigating defense ecosystems across India and U.S. Register for the event here: https://lnkd.in/gudQTDcx

Take a look at this week's Defense Innovation Funding Oppurtunites to see the two funding ops close this week from National Science Foundation (NSF) and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). #fundingops #startup #defenseinnovation

Key representatives from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) were in Simi Valley this weekend , where the team met with industry reps, Congressional leaders and foreign officials at the 2024 Reagan National Defense Forum. With a number of top-tier national security conversations, DIU was part of a panel focused on “Can we build again?” where we highlighted taking the important technology that is being developed to a point of production and scale.  Themes of the session included the need to build the future of the U.S. military force by recruiting dual fluent talent, the imperative to move beyond innovation and toward scale, and the advantages of harnessing the multiplying power of commercial investments. DIU Director Doug Beck shared the stage with distinguished panelists Christopher Calio, President and CEO, RTX; Gen. Randy A. George, Chief of Staff, US Army; Daniel Jablonsky, Chairman and CEO, Ursa Major and Senator Angus King, U.S. Senate, Maine. Aaron Mehta of Breaking Defense moderated.  Watch here: https://lnkd.in/emVmmc5w

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and NSIN are excited with the announcement of the 2025 Cohort of NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) Accelerator Program. The companies, representing 20 NATO countries, will work on developing deep technology solutions in energy and power, sensing and surveillance, secure information sharing, human health and performance, and critical infrastructure and logistics. Companies that have been chosen to participate in the program will receive €100,000 to develop their technology solutions further, receive training and insights from experts in their fields, and opportunities to test and showcase their technology. See the announcement below:

In partnership with Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Innovation Unit, the Defense Health Agency is advancing a transformative “Digital Front Door” to serve as a state-of-the-art digital healthcare management tool for the 9.5 million beneficiaries of the Military Health System. This proposed DFD solution will deliver a comprehensive suite of digital capabilities, emphasizing both patient and provider experience. More than 220 companies responded to DIU’s competitive AOI, showcasing the high demand and interest in advancing military healthcare technology. After a rigorous selection process, four companies were awarded prototype OT contracts: BDR Solutions LLC, Bluestaq , Clearstep and EY . Read more: https://lnkd.in/eMRB3XCd

In this week's Defense Funding Opportunities Newsletter, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) provides another brand-new funding opportunity. Read the newsletter below to learn more about the three funding opportunities closing in the next week. #defenseinnovation #defensefunding

At the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)/NSIN 2024 Foundry Showcase yesterday afternoon, nFactor Technologies Inc, ResCav, Dynamic Sky, Culverin & Company, Sparrow, and Pyroterra were named the winners of the intensive four-month long Foundry cohort program. Please join us in congratulating these companies and entrepreneurs for their work and dedication! Among the featured technologies were a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) electronic warfare jamming capability for unmanned systems, a virtual reality system for radio-frequency detection, and a waste-to-energy conversion mechanism. Thank you to those who showcased their technology and joined us at the event. We look forward to hearing more about these companies and their future in national security.