DIU official teases new marketplace initiative under 'Blue Manufacturing'

By Theresa Maher / March 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The Defense Innovation Unit is set to launch a digital "marketplace" in the coming weeks where commercial defense technology vendors can seek partners from a group of pre-approved commercial manufacturing companies, enabling the scaled production of their solutions, a DIU official told attendees during the Reagan National Security Innovation Base Summit on Wednesday. DIU Deputy Director of Commercial Operations Liz Young McNally said the marketplace will be one of the first flagship initiatives out of the Blue Manufacturing program, which...

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