What's next for the Pentagon after the Replicator programme?
Although the Replicator initiative has made several accomplishments, there are still multiple gaps to plug across the US Department of Defense (DoD) and its services.
ECA Group has received an order for an H300V ROV system from Technopole, the company announced on 28 November.
The system will be used by a Technopole’s client for inspecting hydraulic dams in Eastern Europe.
The H300V ROV is equipped with four vectored horizontal thrusters. It integrates a BV5000 imaging sonar system permitting 3D mapping of large areas within turbid waters and a Kraken Seavision 3D laser imaging system which generates high resolution 3D scans in full colour. Both sensors will be installed within the ROV’s frame so as to permit plug-and-play mounting and removal.
H300V can reach a speed of up to 3.5 knots and integrates in standard version one navigation black and white TV camera and one inspection colour zoom TV camera with optical zoom mounted on a pan and tilt unit that can support up to 15kg of payload. Combined with auto heading and auto depth functions, this ROV is capable of recording videos and data under strong currents at 300m depth.
Although the Replicator initiative has made several accomplishments, there are still multiple gaps to plug across the US Department of Defense (DoD) and its services.
Cummings Aerospace presented its turbojet-powered Hellhound loitering munition at SOF Week 2025, offering a man-portable solution aligned with the US Army’s LASSO requirements.
PDW has revealed its Attritable Multirotor First Person View drone at SOF Week 2025, offering special operations forces a low-cost, rapidly deployable platform for strike and ISR missions, inspired by battlefield lessons from Ukraine.
Teledyne FLIR is highlighting the emerging requirements for 'recoverable and re-usable' loitering munitions across the contemporary operating environment during this week’s SOF Week conference in Tampa, Florida.
High-performance maritime industry player Kraken Technology Group, based in the UK, has used the SOF Week conference in Tampa, Florida this week to debut its K3 Scout uncrewed surface vessel (USV) to the North American market.
Red Cat and Palladyne AI recently conducted a cross-platform collaborative flight involving three diverse heterogeneous drones.