The Pentagon's innovation arm has a new chief and a new strategy.

DEFENSE industries; MILITARY technology; TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; ARMIES; ARMED Forces

The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has a new director, Doug Beck, who aims to redefine how the Defense Department adopts commercial technology. Beck wants to extend the DIU's reach into combatant commands and shift the focus from being "disruptors of the team" to "disruptors on the team." The DIU has been expanding its reach in recent years, with nearly half of its prototypes being turned into purchased products across the Defense Department. The DIU is also undergoing a reorganization as part of its DIU 3.0 strategy, with key pieces of the National Security Innovation Network now reporting directly to Beck. [Extracted from the article]

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