The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week issued a solicitation for capabilities and private capital firms for a pilot effort in the area of counter-unmanned systems (C-UxS) in the maritime environment. The solicitation was released at the direction of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, which contained a provision called the Classified Access to Adress Critical Technology Act aimed at getting more non-traditional defense contractors access to facility clearances. On its website, DIU released the solicitation through…
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