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.
Exocetus Autonomous Systems has delivered its first MOD2 Glider AUV to Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL).
The APL has purchased the AUV as part of an internal research and development project which intends to explore a diverse set of applications for the vehicle.
The MOD2 Glider, powered by a patented buoyancy engine, can provide support in coastal environments where currents and salinity barriers restrict other vehicles. The system has long endurance, a maximum speed of 2kts and can carry a payload of 11lbs.
The delivery marks the culmination of two years of developments and improvements to the MOD2 Glider, expanding the computing and electronics capability of the system.
Joe Turner, COO and general manager, Exocetus, said: ‘Johns Hopkins APL was looking for a vehicle that could provide endurance and easy modification, and the MOD2 Glider was the only vehicle out there that provided those capabilities.’
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.