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Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024
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General Hypersonics, Inc. (GHI) took first place and $40,000 in the final round of the Hypersonic Cost Reduction Challenge presented by National Security Innovation Network and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane). Cambium and Canopy Aerospace tied for second place and Longshot Space Technologies took third.
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On Dec. 5, the 2024 DIU/NSIN Foundry cohort will showcase their final solutions to commercialize federally created technologies during a virtual pitch event. The teams will compete to win up to $50,000 in awards.
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The DoD's Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) announced the release of its first Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), which lays out criteria and application process for OSC loans. The NOFA will help companies finance equipment for 31 covered technology categories considered as critical technologies and assets for FY25.
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The Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Program, part of the DoD’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives, offers scholarships for undergraduate, master, and doctoral students pursuing degrees in STEM disciplines. The SMART Program covers full tuition and annual stipends between $30,000 - $46,000, summer internships, and guaranteed civilian employment with the DoD upon graduation. The applications will remain open through Dec. 5.
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Companies with DoD contracts (sub or prime) or access to non-public DoD information can take advantage of no-cost cybersecurity services from the National Security Agency (NSA). Services include protective domain name systems (DNS), attack surface management, and access to non-public, Defense Innovation Board (DIB)-specific NSA threat intelligence.
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DEFENSE INNOVATION EVENTS |
The UC2 Annual Workshop is tailored for defense professionals, academic researchers, and innovators eager to deepen their understanding of critical topics like Zero Trust, Data, and Influence. Participants will gain insights from leading experts in the field, learn about funding opportunities, and explore UC2’s unique partnership-based approach to research. Held at the National Defense University on December 3rd, attendees will experience a full day of informative presentations and discussions.
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Innovators with the ability to build an artificial intelligence (AI) automation for the Immersive Technology Planning Application (ITPA) system that could quickly and thoroughly scan the market to identify and report on the latest immersive technology capabilities may submit their solutions to the Central Florida Tech Grove and the Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation (AFAMS) for an opportunity to win part of the $155,000 prize purse.
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The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) strengthens national security by accelerating the adoption of commercial technology in the Department of Defense and bolstering our allied and national security innovation bases. DIU partners with organizations across the DoD to rapidly prototype and field dual-use capabilities that solve operational challenges at speed and scale. With offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, Austin, Chicago and Washington, D.C., DIU is the Department’s gateway to leading technology companies across the country. |
NSIN is a component of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) program office. 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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