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The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has launched Phase 3 of its Drone Dominance Program, committing $450 million to procure approximately 60,000 drones, divided evenly between two mission areas: Deep St

BMNT is hiring a Program Manager for Hacking for Defense (H4D) in Arlington, Virginia, to run day-to-day operations for DIU’s Innovation with Academia portfolio. H4D began at Stanford and has grown in

Peter Newell argues that the Pentagon’s recent acquisition reforms are a major step toward speed, but they still leave a critical gap: no one is responsible for steering innovation toward the right pr

RapidRotor AI, a Purdue Hacking for Defense team in Spring 2026, is surveying aerospace, defense, research, and UAV professionals to assess whether AI/ML surrogate models trained on high-fidelity CFD

RapidRotor AI, a Purdue Hacking for Defense team in Spring 2026, is collecting community feedback to assess whether AI/ML surrogate models trained on high-fidelity CFD data can reduce the long turnaro

BMNT bootstrapped a defense revolution by focusing on problem validation, building agile teams, and creating an ecosystem connecting commercial, government, and academic sectors. They avoided traditio

BMNT, established in 2014, revolutionized the defense consulting industry without relying on venture capital or private equity. By December 2025, the company achieved $150 million in revenue, challeng