The Replicator Initiative
Nov 20, 2024 · The first iteration of Replicator (Replicator 1), announced in August 2023, will deliver all-domain attritable autonomous systems (ADA2) to warfighters at a scale of multiple thousands, …
DOD Replicator Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress
Sep 19, 2025 · Replicator, unveiled on August 28, 2023, is a Department of Defense (DOD) initiative, led by DOD's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), to field thousands of uncrewed systems by August 2025. …
Joint Interagency Task Force announces first Replicator 2 purchase to ...
5 days ago · WASHINGTON — Joint Interagency Task Force 401 announced Jan. 11 its first acquisition under the Replicator 2 initiative, awarding a contract for two adv...
Replicator (United States military) - Wikipedia
Replicator is the name of a United States Department of Defense program intended to pioneer ways to cheaply produce large amounts of weapons or systems for the U.S. military.
As a result of that assessment, I have determined that Replicator 2 will tackle the warfighter priority of countering the threat posed by small uncrewed aerial systems (C-sUAS) to our most...
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Announces Additional ...
Nov 13, 2024 · Today, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced additional capabilities selected for accelerated fielding as part of the Replicator initiative.
Report to Congress on Defense Department’s Replicator Initiative
Aug 26, 2025 · Replicator, unveiled on August 28, 2023, is a Department of Defense (DOD) initiative, led by DOD’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), to field thousands of uncrewed systems by August 2025.
Replicator: An inside look at the Pentagon’s ambitious drone program
Dec 19, 2023 · The idea behind Replicator — that the Pentagon should buy more, expendable systems rather than few, exquisite ones — has circulated for years.
Pentagon Makes First Replicator 2 Counter-Drone Buy
5 days ago · Replicator 2, announced in September 2024 as a follow-up to the original Replicator effort launched in August 2023 under the Biden administration, is a Pentagon initiative designed to rapidly …
Pentagon’s Replicator 2 to focus on drone defense
Sep 30, 2024 · Replicator, unveiled last August, is the Defense Department’s key initiative to quickly field thousands of all-domain, attritable autonomous systems by August 2025.