The Pentagon's innovation arm has selected four companies, two of which are partnered with Ukrainian firms, to receive contracts under its project to operationally evaluate long-range, one-way drones, the Defense Innovation Unit announced today . The project, Artemis, for which DIU is partnering with the office of under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, comes from a fiscal year 2024 budget line item directing operational testing of such platforms in relevant contested environments, according to DIU. “Congressional direction for...
