Project TitanCore - Modular Data Centers for AI Compute (Discontinued)

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) issues Commercial Solutions Openings (CSOs) to rapidly prototype and field commercial AI and autonomous systems technologies for defense applications. With an FY2026 budget of $979 million ($661 million in RDT&E), DIU focuses on mature commercial AI products that can be adapted for military use. CSOs cover areas including AI-enabled decision support, autonomous systems, predictive maintenance, logistics optimization, and computer vision. The Thunderforge project specifically targets commercial AI for theater-level military planning. DIU's streamlined contracting process is designed for non-traditional defense vendors, meaning companies do not need cleared facilities or prior DoD contracts to participate. Prototype agreements typically range from $500,000 to $5 million and can lead to production contracts across the Department of Defense.

Data Center Innovation Initiative (DCII) is sponsored by Elemental Impact (backed by Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft). An investment initiative aimed at accelerating renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure technologies for data centers. It will invest in startups focusing on clean power systems, energy storage, advanced cooling, and low-carbon materials to support lower-emission and more energy-efficient AI-driven infrastructure development technologies.

Defense Innovation Unit Counter-UAS Sensing for Homeland and Mobile Defense for AI-Enabled Small Drone Detection is sponsored by Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), U.S. Department of Defense. The Defense Innovation Unit's Counter-UAS Sensing for Homeland and Mobile Defense solicitation seeks commercial sensor solutions that detect small drones threatening military installations across the United States, with potential civil-defense applications.

Data Center Innovation Initiative (DCII) is sponsored by Elemental Impact (with philanthropic anchors including Breakthrough Energy Discovery, Builders Vision Philanthropy, Salesforce, and the Stolte Family Foundation). The Data Center Innovation Initiative (DCII) is a deployment-focused investment initiative designed to accelerate next-generation energy, materials, and cooling technologies within data center environments.