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James Mingus, the Army\u2019s vice chief of staff, revealed the quantity for the first time during a June 21 House Appropriations defense subcommittee hearing, hosted at the Defense Innovation Unit\u2019s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Built by AeroVironment, <a href=\"https:\/\/defensescoop.com\/2024\/02\/02\/switchblade-600-kamikaze-drones-replicator-mass-production\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Switchblade 600 loitering munition<\/a> is one of a handful of systems the Defense Department plans to buy in the first tranche of the Replicator program and is the only one officials have identified by name. Others include an unspecified fleet of maritime drones procured through a DIU solicitation,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2024\/05\/06\/pentagon-outlines-systems-funding-for-first-batch-of-replicator\/\" target=\"_blank\"> a batch of uncrewed surface vehicles<\/a> and a set of counter-drone systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The intent of Replicator, which Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks announced last August, is twofold. In the near-term the Pentagon wants to field large numbers of attritable drones to counter China. But the larger goal is to develop an enduring process for buying technology to meet the department\u2019s most urgent operational needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon plans to spend a total of $1 billion on the effort in fiscal years 2024 and 2025 with funds drawn from various sources including prior year appropriations, a reprogramming request, a national security supplemental approved in August and the department\u2019s yet-to-be approved FY-25 budget proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Switchblade has featured heavily on battlefields in Ukraine, Syria and Iraq. The Army had already planned to buy the system through its Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program, though in smaller quantities, before it was selected for Replicator. 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