The $1.1 Billion Plan to Scale Drone Warfare with Derek McBride, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

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A Small Wars Journal podcast discusses a 1.1 billion dollar plan to scale drone warfare with Derek McBride, an autonomous warfare portfolio manager at the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit. The episode description notes DIU’s consolidation from seven focus areas to three and its role connecting defense with commercial technology.

In this episode of The Drone Ultimatum, Steve Simoni sits down with Derek McBride, from the Department of War Innovation Unit (DIU). DIU Structure and Mission Derek McBride serves as portfolio manager for autonomous warfare at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), a role situated within a portfolio structure recently consolidated from seven focus areas to three. DIU functions as the commercial-facing … Read more The post The $1.1 Billion Plan to Scale Drone Warfare with Derek McBride, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University.