{"id":34437,"date":"2023-10-03T16:03:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T16:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/10\/03\/defense-innovation-unit-seeks-modular-test-system-to-scale-drone-tech\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:32:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:32:53","slug":"defense-innovation-unit-seeks-modular-test-system-to-scale-drone-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/10\/03\/defense-innovation-unit-seeks-modular-test-system-to-scale-drone-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense Innovation Unit seeks modular test system to scale drone tech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 As the Pentagon prepares to field thousands of autonomous systems in the coming years, its commercial innovation hub is seeking a modular test platform that it could use to validate payloads, sensors and other technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Innovation Unit wants a system that could be ready for its first flight test within seven months, reach a range of 500 nautical miles (926 kilometers), and deliver a kinetic payload, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diu.mil\/work-with-us\/open-solicitations\" target=\"_blank\">it said in a Sept. 28 notice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe objective is to demonstrate an aerial platform that prioritizes affordability and distributed mass production,\u201d it said. \u201cMultiple vehicle types may be selected for prototyping and multiple variants may be developed following a successful initial flight test. 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Through the first instantiation of the effort, dubbed Replicator, the department wants to significantly scale up production of autonomous systems to deliver thousands of small, attritable platforms across multiple domains over the next 18 to 24 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks announced the effort in late August, saying the plan is to leverage existing programs and, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2023\/09\/06\/replicator-drone-program-does-not-require-new-money-hicks-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">at least initially, existing funding streams<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While not explicitly tied to Replicator, DIU\u2019s solicitation emphasizes the Pentagon\u2019s need for an open-architecture platform that can test, integrate and qualify a range of subsystems and materials without the \u201cexquisite components\u201d and \u201clabor-intensive manufacturing\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/09\/14\/production-capacity-readiness-key-to-replicator-success\/\" target=\"_blank\">that slow down existing production processes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Department of Defense replenishment rates for unmanned aerial delivery vehicles are neither capable of meeting surge demand nor achieving affordable mass,\u201d the notice states. \u201cNarrow supply chains, proprietary data and locked designs result in a lengthy timeline to transition new technology into usable capability and limit production and replenishment rates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A DIU spokesman did not immediately respond to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/07\/20\/pentagon-innovation-hub-wants-to-field-commercial-tech-at-scale\/\" target=\"_blank\">questions about the effort\u2019s links to Replicator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Details on how the Pentagon will execute the program have, so far, been slim. 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