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.
Ocean Infinity has added a ninth Kongsberg Hugin autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to its fleet, configured for under-ice survey operations, the company announced on 1 February.
The new AUV is equipped with Kongsberg’s Highly Integrated Synthetic Aperture Sonar and has a depth rating of 6,000 metres.
The payload sensors also include a Kongsberg EM2040 multibeam echosounder, which is installed in an upward facing modular payload section to facilitate surveys of the underside of the ice. The vehicle can also be configured for traditional surveys with the echosounder facing down.
An upward looking Doppler Velocity Log is also installed in the same section to support under-ice navigation.
Ocean Infinity will take delivery of this new system in December 2018. The system will immediately be put to work on a scientific research projected scheduled for the beginning of 2019.
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.