{"id":69529,"date":"2024-09-30T16:07:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T16:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/09\/30\/small-drone-defense-is-next-in-pentagons-replicator-buying-push\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:14:31","slug":"small-drone-defense-is-next-in-pentagons-replicator-buying-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2024\/09\/30\/small-drone-defense-is-next-in-pentagons-replicator-buying-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Small-drone defense is next in Pentagon\u2019s Replicator buying push"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second iteration of the Pentagon\u2019s Replicator rapid-fielding initiative will focus on countering small drones, with plans to request funds for the initiative in the fiscal 2026 budget, according to Defense Department leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced \u201ccounter small uncrewed aerial systems,\u201d or C-SUAS, as the Replicator 2 focus area<a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2024\/Sep\/30\/2003555473\/-1\/-1\/0\/REPLICATOR-2-MEMO-SD-SIGNED.PDF\" target=\"_blank\"> in a memo last week to senior Pentagon leaders<\/a>. His decision follows a monthslong review that considered what capability gaps could be best addressed through the rapid fielding initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cReplicator 2 will tackle the warfighter priority of countering the threat posed by small uncrewed aerial systems to our most critical installations and force concentrations,\u201d he said in the memo, which was released publicly on Monday. \u201cMy expectation is that Replicator 2 will field meaningfully improved C-sUAS protection to critical assets within 24 months of Congress approving funding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2023\/12\/19\/replicator-an-inside-look-at-the-pentagons-ambitious-drone-program\/\">Championed by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks<\/a>, Replicator\u2019s goal is to create a new pathway for the Pentagon to buy and scale high-need capabilities on faster timelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first test of that pathway, Replicator 1, centers on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/2024\/06\/21\/army-to-buy-more-than-1000-switchblade-drones-through-replicator\/\">delivering thousands of low-cost drones<\/a> by next summer. The department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2024\/03\/11\/pentagon-says-1-billion-planned-for-first-two-years-of-replicator\/\">plans to spend a total of $1 billion<\/a> 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 Pentagon\u2019s yet-to-be approved FY25 budget proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As DOD leaders began deliberating this summer on what to pursue in Replicator 2, they focused on capabilities that would address a near-term operational imperative and would benefit from senior leader backing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/2024\/06\/26\/pentagon-to-identify-next-replicator-capability-set-this-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hicks told Defense News in June<\/a>. According to Austin\u2019s memo, the need to protect against growing threats posed by enemy drones fits the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hostile drones pose a major challenge to the U.S. and its allies and have featured heavily in conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Since last fall, Iran-backed groups have used drones, uncrewed surface vessels and anti-ship ballistic vehicles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/06\/16\/navy-faces-most-intense-running-sea-battle-since-wwii-with-houthis\/\">to launch dozens of attacks<\/a> on U.S., allied and commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea. The incidents have disrupted global trade in key waterways and killed three merchant sailors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a June 13 report from the Defense Intelligence Agency, 65 countries and 29 major energy and shipping companies have been affected or have had to alter their routes in response to these aggressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DOD officials have said the department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/2024\/06\/28\/us-central-command-to-demo-integrated-counter-drone-sensors-this-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\">is taking a layered approach<\/a> to defending against enemy drones, meaning the U.S. will pursue a range of capabilities to disable these systems, from electronic warfare to kinetic weapons. The military services have a number of ongoing programs to develop these systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/2024\/06\/17\/defense-innovation-unit-seeks-systems-to-counter-red-sea-drone-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Led by the Defense Innovation Unit<\/a>, Replicator 2 will leverage those existing efforts to help the services field counter-UAS capabilities more quickly and in larger numbers. 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