Pentagon’s ‘Replicator’ Plan To Build On Existing UAS Programs

Brian Everstine September 07, 2023
Replicator UAS

A U.S. Air Force airman operates a small UAS at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in September 2022.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
A major new Pentagon initiative to bring on thousands of cheap autonomous systems will not require new funding or authorities, indicating its goal is to accelerate or increase existing programs instead of beginning large-scale acquisitions. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, speaking Sept. 6...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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