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Advanced / Transformational Technology

DIU Launches Blue Manufacturing To Vet Key Commercial Tech Suppliers

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, April 4th, 2025

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DIU Launches Blue Manufacturing To Vet Key Commercial Tech Suppliers

Printed cross-section of the AMUSER vehicle on a Velo3D Sapphire XC 1MZ. Photo: Velo3D

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) last week launched its Blue Manufacturing marketplace initiative, an effort to create a catalog of vetted and trusted suppliers of advanced commercial technologies that are becoming increasingly important to the defense supply chain. Blue Manufacturing was first announced in August 2024 to mirror DIU’s existing programs that vet commercial providers of drones and related components for cybersecurity and ownership interests (Defense Daily, Aug. 8, 2024). The overarching goal is to have a stronger, and trusted…

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