Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday ordered top Pentagon and military officials to launch a new initiative known as Replicator 2 that will focus on countering drones, following the first effort of the same name that aims to field thousands of cheap, autonomous weapon systems.



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U.S. military facilities around the globe, including those in Japan and South Korea, are expected to benefit from the initiative.

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The Pentagon will request funding for Replicator 2 in its FY26 budget proposal.

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Small-drone defense is next in Pentagon’s Replicator buying push

The Department of Defense’s Replicator 2 initiative will now aim to deliver counter small uncrewed aerial systems.

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"The expectation is that Replicator 2 will assist with overcoming challenges we face in the areas of production capacity, technology innovation, authorities, policies, open system architecture and system integration, and force structure," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.

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Pentagon homes in on counter-drone tech in Replicator 2 initiative

The Pentagon’s next phase of its innovative Replicator initiative will focus on countering small drones at military installations across the globe, the department announced Monday. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the Replicator 2 effort in a Sept. 27 memo, tasking Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Christopher Grady with overseeing the development of the plan. The plan will b…

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The second phase of the Pentagon’s make-more-stuff-quickly effort will kick off in the 2026 budget request, a memo says.

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Replicator 2 effort aims to produce anti-drone defenses

The Initiative Aims to Improve Force Protection by Addressing Threats from Small Uncrewed Aerial Systems The Pentagon’s Replicator program is shifting its focus to a pressing concern for modern warfare: countering small uncrewed aerial systems (C-sUAS). According to recent announcements from Department of Defense (DoD) leadership, the second phase of the Replicator initiative, known as […] The post Pentagon’s Replicator 2 to Focus on Countering …

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The second iteration of the Pentagon's Replicator initiative will focus on countering small uncrewed aerial systems, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo released Monday. The Pentagon chief’s decision follows a monthslong Defense Department assessment of joint capability gaps “to determine where the Replicator process can provide the greatest value against our most urgent needs,” according to the memo. “I have determined that Replicator…

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Austin reveals Replicator 2 will focus on counter-sUAS

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has released a memo stating that the second phase of the Department of Defense’s Replicator initiative will focus on countering the threat posed by small unmanned aerial systems to force concentrations and critical installations. In a Sept. 27 memo, the three-time Wash100 awardee said DOD expects Replicator 2 to help address challenges in the areas of technology innovation, production capacity, force structure, sys…

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