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Turn Your Idea Into Reality

We help innovators refine, prototype, and scale for defense.

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Break Into Defense

Already commercial? We’ll connect you with the right opportunities.

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Find the Right Funding

We link you with investors and co-investment opportunities.

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Unlock New Opportunities

Get introduced to key partners and decision-makers.

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By creating a more accessible and streamlined path for funders, founders, and talent to engage with the Department of War, OnRamp Hubs embody DIU’s “front door” to the private sector and academia. The OnRamp Hub program quickly identifies and evaluates commercial technologies for warfighter needs. Individual Hubs serve as centers of gravity within their regions facilitating interactions between the DoW, industry, and academia that result in rapid advances in military capability.

Unlocking Defense Potential

Defense Innovation Unit

Accelerating Commercial Technology for National Security.

DIU is the only DoW organization focused on accelerating the adoption of commercial and dual-use technology to solve operational challenges at speed and scale.

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Commercial Solutions Transitioned

$5.5B

Production Contracts Value

188

Initiated Prototype Projects

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450

Prototype Contracts Awarded

$68B+

Leveraged Private Investment

6,828

Commercial Proposals Received

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OnRamp Hub: Kansas

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OnRamp Hub: Hawai'i

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OnRamp Hub: Digital

Programs & Services

Tailored programs that strengthen manufacturing readiness, commercialization pathways, and defense engagement.

INNOVATE & ELEVATE

Training to help companies enter and succeed in the defense innovation ecosystem.

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MANUFACTURING READINESS BOOTCAMP

Equips early-stage hardware teams with the tools to scale manufacturing and delivery products successfully.

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ENCOUNTERING INNOVATION

Links innovators and dual-use technologies directly with Tech Scouts across the DoW's Combatant Commands.

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MANUFACTURING READINESS CONCIERGE

Guides prototype-ready, DoW-aligned hardware companies in scaling manufacturing through expert assessment and tailored strategies.

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STARTUP FAB

Provides early-stage companies with time-based access to costly manufacturing equipment and expert mentors.

CYBERSECURITY RESILIENCE COACHING

Provides hands-on support to help companies reach CMMC Level 1 compliance.

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