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.
Saab will supply its Seaeye Leopard underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to Israel’s University of Haifa under an order announced on 18 July.
The ROV will support the university’s recently opened deep-sea research centre, and the wider marine research community in Israel known as the Mediterranean-Sea Research Center of Israel (MERCI). The focus will be on scientific study, education and research including environmental monitoring and marine archaeology.
The 3000m-rated Leopard can operate in both shallow and deep water. The system’s 11-strong thruster power and iCON intelligent control architecture provides stability, including pitch and roll stabilisation whilst working in strong cross-currents, and precise manoeuvrability inside complex structures.
Leopard has a large open payload bay with sliding trays for rapid reconfiguration and easy maintenance, allowing a range of interchangeable tooling and survey sensors to be fitted.
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.