DIU Space Chief Eyeing Quantum Sensors, Radiation-Safe Tech

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, shakes hands with Maj. Gen. Steven “Bucky” Butow, director of the Space Portfolio at the Defense Innovation Unit in Mountain View, California, on Dec. 1, 2023.

Credit: U.S. Air National Guard
LOS ANGELES—The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is seeking commercially built radiation-tolerant microelectronics, quantum sensors, and alternative power sources for use in U.S. military space systems, the Unit’s space portfolio director said June 3. As part of its near-term technology “bucket list,”...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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