PENTAGON REPLICATOR PROGRAM

Replicator is the name of a United States Department of Defense program intended to pioneer ways to cheaply produce large amounts of weapons or systems for the U.S. military.
It was announced on Aug. 23, 2023, by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks as a means of quickly producing weapons to deter and counter China. In her announcement, Hicks said the first type of weapons to be produced under Replicator were to be autonomous systems.
The Replicator program announced its first batch of contracts on May 6, 2024; they included purchases of uncrewed watercraft, aerial drones, and anti-drone defenses "of various sizes and payloads from several traditional and non-traditional vendors." Some other contracts “remain classified, including others in the maritime domain and some in the counter-UAS portfolio”, a Defense Department release said.
On September 30, 2024, the Defense Secretary announced a new phase of the program, dubbed Replicator 2, that would focus on anti-drone defensive systems.

PEN001 - Program Overview [PEN001 Exercises]
PEN002 - Technical Capabilities [PEN002 Exercises]
PEN003 - Industry Partnerships [PEN003 Exercises]
PEN004 - Operational Deployment [PEN004 Exercises]
PEN005 - Legal and Ethical Considerations [PEN005 Exercises]
PEN006 - Budget and Resource Allocations [PEN006 Exercises]
PEN007 - International Competition [PEN007 Exercises]
PEN008 - Testing and Evaluation [PEN008 Exercises]
PEN009 - Future Implications and Evolution [PEN009 Exercises]