Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said today the Pentagon intends to select within the next three weeks the "first tranche" of low-cost, attritable, autonomous drone systems to be included in its new Replicator initiative. Hicks, who spoke to reporters at a Defense Writers Group breakfast in Washington, said whether the Defense Department will publicly announce which programs have been added to the Replicator process is still “to be determined.” The selections, she said, will be made from among programs currently...
