House lawmakers propose the stand-up of a Defense Innovation Unit office in Israel

Tucked into the annual defense policy bill for fiscal 2026 passed by House lawmakers last week is a proposal that would require the Pentagon to set up a new Defense Innovation Unit office on the ground in Israel.

That amendment, put forward by combat veteran Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA), seeks to spark the launch of the Defense Department’s first DIU hub to be based outside of the U.S. — “at a location within the territory of Israel” — within roughly six months of the National Defense Authorization Act’s enactment.

Pentagon leaders established DIU in 2015, with initial aims to help its components and the military team with America’s commercial sector and adopt cutting-edge tech at a faster and less costly rate than traditional government buying methods allowed at the time.

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