Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks speaks to members of the media at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2023. (DoD Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jack Sanders)
The deputy defense secretary will brief a key U.S. ally on her initiative to enable the Pentagon to field thousands of low-cost autonomous systems in less than…
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks speaks during the annual 9/11 Pentagon Employee Observance Ceremony September 9, 2022 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The Pentagon in the coming weeks will select which programs and systems will be fast-tracked under the department’s Replicator initiative that aims to rapidly field thousands of…
Pentagon officials have emphasized the department’s intent to operate in a trustworthy manner — but repeatedly declined to share any information about specific weapons in the context…
The unmanned surface vessel (USV) Ranger conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) as the USV Mariner transits nearby during Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.2, Sep. 16, 2023. IBP 23.2 is a Pacific Fleet exercise to test, develop and evaluate the integration of unmanned platforms into fleet operations to create warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Monford)
A Skydio X2d quadcopter drone is flown by Airmen on March 8, 2023, at the Belle Clair Soccer Park in Belleville, Illinois. The drone was used during the first class of Detachment X program initiated on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madeline Baisey)
The solicitation comes as the Pentagon is trying to leverage breakthroughs in software, artificial intelligence and other capabilities that could enable drones to operate with less human…
The Department of Defense has ambitious plans to field thousands of autonomous systems in the next 18 to 24 months, as part of its Replicator initiative to…
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks delivers remarks at the 7th annual Defense News Conference at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, Va., Sept. 5, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)
The Air Force is planning to release an "integrated aerial network roadmap" sometime in the fall outlining its strategy, an official told DefenseScoop.