Sign In
Search
Pentagon

Pentagon To Go After Counter-Drone Tech In Next Replicator Rapid Fielding Effort

Matthew Beinart By
SHARE:
Pentagon To Go After Counter-Drone Tech In Next Replicator Rapid Fielding Effort
The Joint C-sUAS Office (JCO) hosted its fifth industry demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona from June 3-28, 2024 focused on systems capable of detecting and defeating swarms of small UAS. Photo: U.S. Army.

The next iteration of the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative to rapidly field new technology will focus on capabilities for defeating small drone threats, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has confirmed. In a new memo, Austin said the Pentagon will include “Replicator 2” plans in its fiscal year 2026 budget request to get after proliferating counter-small UAS systems (C-sUAS), with an aim to deliver capabilities within 24 months of receiving funds. “The department has been clear about applying Replicator's focus to other capability…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at clientservices@accessintel.com or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.

Recommended

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Autonomous Maritime Vessel Developer Ulysses Announces $46 Million In Funding

Advanced / Transformational Technology

DIU Soliciting For Open Mission Platform Aimed At Airlift And Tanker Aircraft

Army

Boeing Wants Army’s ‘Commitment’ To CH-47F Block II, As Lawmaker Cites Concern On Program’s Fate

Air Force

Army Plans No JLTV Buy In FY ‘27, While Marines, Air Force Stick With Procurement

Trending

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says
Army Names FLRAA As Cheyenne II; Plans First Unit With 24 Aircraft In FY ‘30 While Noting Timeline ‘Variables’
RTX Signs $3.7 Billion Contract With Ukraine For Patriot GEM-T Interceptors
Lockheed Martin Boosts Venture Arm To $1 Billion
Lockheed Martin Planning Next-Generation Space Dominance Demos On Orbit

Congress Updates

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]

Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Trump administration’s nearly $1.2 trillion baseline defense budget request for fiscal year 2027 will be adopted and will be the foundation for the “new normal” going forward, […]

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]

The Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers

Arne Brinck – Dark Wolf Solutions

Force Multipliers

Jags Kandasamy – Latent AI

Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers – Krista McKendree

Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers – Fred Taylor

Job Feed

Post a Job // Post a Resume