The Defense Innovation Unit is exploring low-collateral counter-drone systems and plans to issue a solicitation in the coming weeks. (Rhita Daniel, U.S. Marine Corps) The second iteration of the ...

The Pentagon’s lead innovation officer wants a bigger, faster and better funded repeat of Replicator, a program intended to field high-tech weapons in quick sprints. The first version of the program, ...

The Army is eyeing a mix of existing and new technology to potentially scale through the second iteration of the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative, including systems that use artificial intelligence ...

The second phase of the Pentagon’s make-more-stuff-quickly effort will kick off in the 2026 budget request, a memo says. A second phase of Replicator—the Pentagon’s year-old, high-profile effort to ...

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks begins her keynote speech Sept. 6, 2023, at the Defense News Conference in Pentagon City. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET) TAMPA, Fla. — The Pentagon will decide later ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday ordered top Pentagon and military officials to launch a new initiative known as Replicator 2 that will focus on countering drones, following the first effort ...

From left, Skydio CEO Adam Bry demonstrates the company's autonomous systems technology for Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Doug Beck, director of the Defense Innovation Unit, during a ...