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.
At 12.30pm on 31 Aug 2009 a Nostromo Defensa S.A. Yarara completed its maiden flight powered by a Cubewano Ltd Sonic 35 Heavy Fuel motor.
This signifies the first kerosene operated rotary engine UAS / UAV fully operational status flight in history. In this case the kerosene grade was military specification JP8 but Jet-A1, Jet-A, common heating oil or indeed gasoline could have been used.
This achievement, which is a collaborative effort between Argentinean Nostromo Defensa of Alta Gracia, Cordoba and British Cubewano of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham is a significant first for the industry. The combination of the mature, professional and flexible Yarara platform and the low vibration, multi-fuel technology developed by Cubewano presents a formidable and unique opportunity to the worlds defense operators to enter a new era of small UAS / UAV sophistication.
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.