Defense Innovation Unit

The Defense Innovation Unit is looking for private investors to help advance counter-unmanned systems technology. The initiative aims to speed up development of tools that detect and defeat hostile drones by drawing on commercial capital alongside defense funding. The move reflects growing Pentagon focus on drone threats seen in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the push to scale counter-drone capabilities quickly.

The Defense Innovation Unit and the US Space Force have launched a joint effort to begin purchasing commercial satellites capable of monitoring activity in geostationary orbit. The initiative aims to speed up military access to commercially developed space capabilities for tracking objects and behavior in the geostationary belt, rather than relying solely on government-built systems.