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U.S. Defense Innovation Unit

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Capella Space has received half of the $11,000,000 Defense Innovation Unit contract and expects the other half by the end of 2018.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Innovation UnitOrg RelationshipSep 26, 2018Capella Space raises $19 million for radar constellation

The Defense Innovation Unit Experimental awarded Capella an additional $10,000,000 in 2017 and issued a stop-work order in October 2017 due to a lack of funding; the stop-work order was later lifted and Capella resumed its DIUX work.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Innovation UnitOrg RelationshipAug 8, 2018Capella’s first satellite launching this fall

DIUX and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency launched the xView Detection Challenge in February to advance AI big-data capabilities using government satellite imagery.

Mentioned as: DIUXTechnical ProductMay 4, 2018Pentagon ramps up artificial intelligence efforts

The Defense Innovation Unit Experimental partnered with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency on the xView Detection Challenge earlier 2018 to provide government satellite imagery to companies to develop machine learning algorithms.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Innovation UnitOrg RelationshipApr 25, 2018Intelligence community, companies give out satellite imagery to motivate app developers
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