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Third Defense Innovation Unit To Launch By Year-End

Wednesday, September 7th, 2016

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Third Defense Innovation Unit To Launch By Year-End

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. Photo: DoD.

The Defense Department plans to open another tech outreach hub before the end of the year, adding a third innovation office to those established in California and Boston, according to the Pentagon’s chief weapon buyer.Speaking at the Common Defense conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Kendall said a third Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental (DIUx) will launch in coming months but did not specify where the office will be located.“You can anticipate that there will be at least one…

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