{"id":70006,"date":"2024-11-13T18:21:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T18:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/11\/13\/pentagon-announces-new-batch-of-drones-for-replicator-program\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:13:17","slug":"pentagon-announces-new-batch-of-drones-for-replicator-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/unmanned\/2024\/11\/13\/pentagon-announces-new-batch-of-drones-for-replicator-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon announces new batch of drones for Replicator program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon unveiled a new round of aerial and maritime drones for Replicator, a massive effort to fast-track the delivery of unmanned weapons systems to the services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Included in the batch are multiple drones from the Army\u2019s company-level small unmanned aerial system, or UAS, program. The service had selected the Ghost-X, made by Anduril Industries, and the C-100, made by Performance Drone Works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/3963289\/deputy-secretary-of-defense-kathleen-hicks-announces-additional-replicator-all\/\" target=\"_blank\">In a release,<\/a> the Pentagon said these will offer versatile weapons for the units in the field, useful for targeting or surveilling the enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Replicator will also include Anduril\u2019s Altius-600, a one-way attack drone on contract with the Marine Corps, and the enterprise test vehicle, or ETV. The latter drone has long been rumored as a Replicator candidate, with requirements like a 500-nautical mile range that fit the program\u2019s parameters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force and Defense Innovation Unit are considering four vendors for the ETV: Anduril, Integrated Solutions for Systems Inc., Leidos Dynetics and Zone 5 Technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday\u2019s statement marks the second \u2014 and most specific \u2014 time the Pentagon has disclosed what systems it\u2019s buying for the program. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced Replicator last year at a tech conference in downtown Washington, pledging to field thousands of cheap drones by August 2025, or within two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hicks has said her goal is to deter China, which has a far larger population and manufacturing sector. In part due to that aim, the Pentagon hasn\u2019t listed much of what it\u2019s buying through Replicator. Before this week, the Defense Department had only publicly acknowledged one drone included in the program: AeroVironment\u2019s Switchblade 600, another one-way attack drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such furtiveness has at times chafed companies hoping to compete for funding. The Defense Department secured $500 million for fiscal year 2024, with the same amount included in the defense budget request for fiscal year 2025, which Congress hasn\u2019t yet passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Wednesday\u2019s statement, the Pentagon said that it considered 500 commercial firms for Replicator, awarding contracts to 30 companies. 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