{"id":37744,"date":"2025-05-02T12:53:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T12:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2025\/05\/02\/pentagon-seeks-drone-killing-technology-thats-safe-for-civilians\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:20:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:20:59","slug":"pentagon-seeks-drone-killing-technology-thats-safe-for-civilians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/2025\/05\/02\/pentagon-seeks-drone-killing-technology-thats-safe-for-civilians\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon seeks drone-killing technology that\u2019s safe for civilians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon\u2019s Defense Innovation Unit plans to issue a solicitation for low-collateral counter-drone technology next week, part of the second iteration of its Replicator rapid-fielding effort that\u2019s focused on helping the Pentagon protect its installations from small-drone attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DIU Director Doug Beck told House lawmakers Thursday his organization is particularly interested in technologies that can<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2025\/04\/29\/anduril-announces-lighter-smaller-pulsar-jammer\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2025\/04\/29\/anduril-announces-lighter-smaller-pulsar-jammer\/\"> take out drone threats<\/a> in highly populated areas without major impacts on the environment and, critically, civilians. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s really about those low-collateral interceptors and getting after those solutions \u2014 whether it\u2019s through electronic means, kinetic or ballistic means or other forms of bringing those drones down,\u201d Beck told the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittee in a hearing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Replicator\u2019s goal is to create a new pathway for the Pentagon to buy and scale high-need capabilities on faster timelines. Replicator 1, which is ongoing, set out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/2024\/06\/21\/army-to-buy-more-than-1000-switchblade-drones-through-replicator\/\" rel=\"\">deliver thousands of low-cost drones<\/a> by August of this year. Last September, then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that the next phase of the effort, dubbed Replicator 2, would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2024\/09\/30\/small-drone-defense-is-next-in-pentagons-replicator-buying-push\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2024\/09\/30\/small-drone-defense-is-next-in-pentagons-replicator-buying-push\/\">center on the small UAS challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DIU is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/unmanned\/2024\/10\/15\/for-replicator-2-army-wants-ai-enabled-counter-drone-tech\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/unmanned\/2024\/10\/15\/for-replicator-2-army-wants-ai-enabled-counter-drone-tech\/\"> leading Replicator 2<\/a> and is partnered closely with the Army-led Joint Counter-Uncrewed Aerial Systems Office, JCO, and the Counter Uncrewed Systems Warfighter Senior Integration Group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking last week at the Apex Conference, DIU\u2019s chief of Policy Sunmin Kim said that along with its emphasis on low-collateral defeat systems, Replicator 2 is also focused on identifying more affordable systems that are available either commercially or from traditional defense contractors with mature technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re interested in low-cost sensing options, so things like passive [radio frequency] radars versus actually using active sensors that we typically do for aircraft,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defending against adversarial drones is a significant challenge for the U.S. military and its allies \u2014 from attacks in the Red Sea to reports of drone swarms flying over domestic bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon has launched a number of efforts and organizations over the last few years to address these threats, including the JCO and the Counter Uncrewed Systems Warfighter Senior Integration Group. Last year, the department designated the commanders of U.S. Northern Command and Indo-Pacific Command as \u201clead synchronizers\u201d for counter-UAS operations. And in December, DOD completed a classified counter-UAS strategy meant to provide a \u201csingular\u201d focus on the most urgent challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military leaders said Thursday that while the Defense Department is making progress identifying technical solutions and working through complex policies and authorizations, it\u2019s not moving fast enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re happy, but we\u2019re not satisfied,\u201d Lt. Gen. Eric Austin, deputy commandant of the Marine Corps for capabilities, development and integration, said during the hearing. \u201cWe\u2019re fielding equipment that has the ability and the built-in open architecture to adapt and improve from a software and a hardware perspective, but we\u2019ve got a ways to go to keep up with the threat and exceed that threat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austin highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/unmanned\/2025\/04\/30\/marines-have-air-defense-but-need-a-way-to-defeat-drone-swarms\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/unmanned\/2025\/04\/30\/marines-have-air-defense-but-need-a-way-to-defeat-drone-swarms\/\">Marine Air Defense System<\/a>, or MADIS, which can integrate with the service\u2019s command and control systems and detect and take down small uncrewed aircraft. The Marine Corps also plans to field a prototype this fiscal year of a counter-UAS capability specifically designed to protect dismounted Marines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis initiative will put man-portable solutions into Marines\u2019 hands at the tactical edge,\u201d Austin said. \u201cWe are feverishly working in belief this will be a model for fielding and iterative improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maj. Gen. 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