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 2 will tackle the warfighter priority of countering the threat posed by small uncrewed...
