The Defense Department is seeking congressional authority to contribute funds to NATO's burgeoning Defense Innovation Accelerator of the North Atlantic (DIANA), according to a new legislative proposal. “Absent new statutory authority enacted as a result of this critical legislative proposal, the United States will not be able to participate in DIANA or other vital successor jointly funded NATO research and development programs or activities,” the April 28 proposal states . A NATO website dedicated to DIANA says the program intends...