The U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), also referred to as Unit X, is a Department of Defense (DoD) organization that aims to accelerate the U.S. military's adoption of commercial technology. DIU partners with commercial companies to rapidly prototype and field dual-use capabilities, addressing national security challenges across areas like AI, autonomy, cyber, and space. Key activities include scouting cutting-edge technologies, streamlining contracting, and fostering collaboration between the DoD and the commercial technology sector.
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The "That's Not A Knife" mission constituted the Defense Innovation Unit's second hypersonic test in approximately three months.
Rocket Lab launched the "That's Not A Knife" mission for the Defense Innovation Unit and Hypersonix using its HASTE vehicle.
Rocket Lab, the Defense Innovation Unit, and Hypersonix collaborated on the HASTE hypersonic test campaign.
Launch details identify the Defense Innovation Unit and Hypersonix as the customers for the Cassowary Vex flight.
HASTE carried the "That's Not A Knife" mission for the Defense Innovation Unit and Hypersonix.
The DART-AE mission was the Defense Innovation Unit's second hypersonic test in approximately three months.
The HASTE mission "That's Not A Knife" is a collaboration with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Hypersonix Australia.
The HASTE mission is a hypersonic test mission for the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit and Hypersonix Australia.
The HASTE test flight is for the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Hypersonix to launch the DART-AE aircraft to hypersonic speeds.
Rocket Lab will launch the hypersonic test mission 'That's Not A Knife' on HASTE for the Defense Innovation Unit and Hypersonix Australia.
The Defense Innovation Unit and Hypersonix Australia are the intended partners or customers for the HASTE hypersonic test mission.
The HASTE mission is named "That's Not A Knife" and is for the Defense Innovation Unit and the Australian company Hypersonix.
The Defense Innovation Unit is a Pentagon organization created to help transfer commercially developed technologies to operational military use.
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) issued a solicitation titled "Reconocimiento táctico espacial óptico de alta resolución geoestacionario" (High-Resolution Geostationary Optical Tactical Space Reconnaissance).
Rocket Lab will launch a hypersonic vehicle as the next payload on a dedicated mission for the Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).
Stoke’s technology programs have received support from the U.S. Space Force, the Defense Innovation Unit, NASA, and the National Science Foundation.
A Defense Innovation Unit solicitation exists for technologies to de-orbit unprepared satellites.
The HASTE mission is for the Defense Innovation Unit to deploy a scramjet-powered aircraft by Hypersonix.
Spacetime has been experimentally used with organizations such as the Defense Innovation Unit, the U.S. Space Force, NASA, and commercial satellite operators.
The work on Sakura II was conducted with support from the US Defense Innovation Unit.