Former Replicator-1 chief says 'mission accomplished' amid mass drone fielding deadline

By Theresa Maher / August 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The Defense Department has reached the deadline set two years ago to procure multiple thousands of all-domain, autonomous and "attritable" drones through the Replicator initiative, and the Defense Innovation Unit's former director for the project said when he left a few months ago, the goal was on track to be met. From when he started in late 2023 until his departure, former Replicator-1 Director T.S. Allen said the DIU team delivered hundreds of drones to warfighters and had put thousands...

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