Two Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessels and the guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119) operate in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 8, 2022 as part of the International Maritime Security Construct’s Sentinel Shield exercise. (Photo: U.S. Navy, by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan)
House defense authorizers are recommending a new pilot effort for the Defense Department’s innovation arm to enable faster testing and evaluation of commercial technologies that could meet warfighters’ needs.
Currently, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)…