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The goal is to field thousands of drones while at the same time honing a process to do it all over again for other tech in the future. In her briefing, Hick emphasized that second aim, noting the first round of the program is intended to help the military services innovate faster and in larger numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever programs follow early Replicator work will likely require additional funding, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is my fervent view that [the] follow-on to that is a significant investment potential that is not about Replicator,\u201d she said. \u201cThat is about what the services are going to be able to do on autonomy once we\u2019re able to lower those barriers through that initial investment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just after Hicks finished speaking, Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord detailed how the department might get the<b> <\/b>$1 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two options. First, Congress could include the first $500 million in its long-delayed FY24 Pentagon budget. Working toward this goal, McCord said, Hicks has been speaking with the defense committees on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The backup plan, McCord said, is a reprogramming request \u2014 in which the Pentagon asks the defense committees for permission to shift money around in its budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In FY25, the $500 million for Replicator is already in the budget. McCord, though, did not say where that money is, other than to say it\u2019s classified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a briefing Friday, Rear Adm. Ben Reynolds, the Navy\u2019s budget deputy, told reporters multiple times the service\u2019s request includes funding for Replicator projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Days after the briefing, a spokesman from the service issued a correction. 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And an Air Force spokesperson confirmed the service wouldn\u2019t be spending any money on it in the coming fiscal year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the Pentagon\u2019s overall budget slides say \u201cReplicator does not have a specific funding line,\u201d though \u201cthe FY 2025 Budget includes resources to boost the number of Replicator investments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This followed a page focused on other Pentagon innovation programs \u2014 each listing a specific dollar figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon\u2019s stated reason for its ambiguity around the program is that it doesn\u2019t want China to know what it\u2019s up to. 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