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.
JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) announced that its JBT AeroTech business has been awarded a US $5 million contract for an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) system from an Australian based global supplier of innovative and sustainable paper and packaging products. The system includes 11 robotic vehicles for automatically storing and retrieving paper rolls in a warehouse. The automated vehicles will also load paper rolls directly onto trucks and into overseas containers for shipment. JBT Corporation has developed this innovative trailer loading technology with the flexibility to automatically load pallets, racks, or rolls into standard, over-the-road trailers or overseas shipping containers.
"We see increasing interest in both warehouse automation and automatic trailer loading as industry leaders look to improve operational efficiency beyond their traditional manufacturing equipment," stated John Lee, Vice President and Division Manager of JBT AeroTech. "After a very thorough evaluation of different automation technologies and suppliers, we are proud that our AGV technology was chosen as delivering the greatest value."
The system will be commissioned in 2009.
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.