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First Replicator Unmanned Systems Delivered ‘Earlier This Month,’ Hicks Says

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First Replicator Unmanned Systems Delivered ‘Earlier This Month,’ Hicks Says
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks answers questions from members of the press during a briefing on the DOD FY2025 budget from the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 11, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

The Pentagon "earlier this month" began delivering the first unmanned systems for its Replicator initiative to field thousands of attritable autonomous capabilities by August 2025, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks confirmed on Thursday. Hicks’ new Replicator update does not specify the unmanned systems that were delivered or where they’ve been sent, while citing the progress as proving out the effort “is not only possible; it’s producing real results.” “Together with the private sector and with support from Congress, the Replicator…

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