House lawmakers said today they want to hear from Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, following testimony from defense analysts and industry experts citing concerns about the department’s new Replicator initiative. The Replicator initiative , announced by Hicks on Aug. 28, aims to counter China’s military expansion by fielding thousands of “attritable” autonomous weapon systems within the next 18 to 24 months. The House Armed Services cyber, information technologies and innovation subcommittee, chaired by Rep...
