Defense Secretary Ash Carter recently marked the opening of a new Defense Innovation Unit Experiment (DIUx) office in Boston, the second such office, following the one in Silicon Valley, which opened last year.
“Over the last 11 months since we first opened the doors of the West Coast office in Silicon Valley, DIUx…has helped us connect with hundreds of entrepreneurs and firms, making great progress in putting commercially based innovation into the hands of America’s soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines,” Carter said.
DIUx allows the Department of Defense to reach out to tech experts in innovative technology communities to incorporate cutting-edge innovations that can apply to military operations. The opening of the new Boston office also presented an opportunity for Carter to detail changes to the program, including leadership and structural changes, and an emphasis on biotechnology and biosciences.
“Whether it’s machine-learning technology that can recognize and block ISIL’s barbaric attack plotting on social media, or algorithms that help a self-driving boat track submarines, or biotech research that could one day help our troops recover from injury faster, technology is a critical part of everything we do," Carter said. "It’s critical to addressing every strategic challenge facing us today. That’s why DIUx matters.”
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