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Monday, June 24, 2024
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Kupros Inc. CEO Ian Ramsdell discussed his Foundry experience and shared the opportunities he received through the program, which enables teams of entrepreneurs to collaborate with federal laboratories, commercialize breakthrough defense technologies, and build new companies. Foundry is currently recruiting and applications are due July 1.
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See finalists in the NSIN Presents: Hypersonic Cost Reduction Challenge share their solutions to reduce the cost of hypersonic glide bodies and associated sensors as they compete for part of $100,000. The event takes place virtually from 12 - 2:30 p.m. EDT.
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Entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs are invited to learn more about NSIN Foundry, a unique startup studio that sees participants join teams and be paired with cutting-edge federal lab technologies. Successful teams will form companies, license their technologies, and compete for $50,000 in prizes at the final showcase.
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Innovators are invited to join experts from industry, academia, and the military to learn how contested and congested lines of communication have the potential to affect everything from communications on the battlefield to parcel tracking and to explore potential technology solutions. The event is hosted by the Arizona, Ohio, and Washington Defense Innovation OnRamp Hubs and will take place virtually.
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Since the launch of the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X) partnership one year ago, DIU and its Indian peer, Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), have fostered collaboration and spurred innovation between American and Indian defense ecosystems. Through INDUS-X, more than $300,000 has been awarded to innovators with solutions to bolster Indian and American binational security. Additionally, the Gurukul Education Series launched to help industry, academia, and nonprofits explore pathways to access premier testing facilities and collaborate and demonstrate their technologies.
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DIU announced its strategic allocation of the $983 million budget it received from Congress for fiscal year 2024. The plan will advance the objectives of the DIU 3.0 strategy supporting efforts to expand and accelerate the delivery of commercial technology to the warfighter with the focus, speed, and scale required for strategic effect.
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Rocket Propulsion Systems, the maker of low-cost rocket engines that enable launches of small satellites to low-earth orbit (LEO), has received a SpaceWERX Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to assist with the development of a low-cost orbital vehicle.
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DEFENSE INNOVATION EVENTS |
Join the Defense Strategies Institute for the 7th Annual Directed Energy Symposium to explore the latest advancements and applications in directed energy technologies adapted for the warfighter.
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Innovators looking to connect with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&E)) and find pathways to collaboration with the DoD may leverage OUSD (R&E) event webpage. Events include open meetings, webinar series, research symposiums, and industry days.
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The Defense Innovation Unit released a series of informational videos to assist companies with understanding and equipping themselves to enter into the defense ecosystem. In this week's highlighted video, DIU's Travis DeMeester shares tips and best practices for preparing for a live pitch.
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Innovators with solutions for mobile energy generation in austere environments may submit their solutions to DIU for the opportunity to win an Other Transaction (OT) award. Solutions should disseminate energy from tactical vehicles to supported tactical equipment and systems, bypassing the need for supplementary generators.
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Innovators with solutions to detect and attribute deepfakes at scale, countering the threat they pose for deception, fraud, disinformation, and other malicious activities may submit their solutions to DIU for the opportunity to win an OT award.
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Innovators with the ability to prototype cost-effective kinetic solutions to counter adversarial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) may submit their solutions to DIU for the opportunity to win an OT award.
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NSIN is a program office in the U.S. Department of Defense, nested within the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). We are set up to collaborate with a wide variety of innovators to include universities, researchers, students, entrepreneurs and start-ups. We create opportunities for collaboration across communities and connect those that might not traditionally work in national security. Together, we help drive national security innovation and develop technologies that directly support the individuals responsible for protecting our country. |
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