Accelerating Replicator and Fielding Technologies for Today’s Fight

December 2024

Past Event

Accelerating Replicator and Fielding Technologies for Today’s Fight

Past Event

Hudson Institute

December 12, 2024

Deputy Director, Defense Innovation Unit

A drone on the ground during a United States Marine Corps live-fire demonstration on October 23, 2024. (DVIDS)

December 2024

Past Event

Speakers:

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Aditi Kumar

Deputy Director, Defense Innovation Unit

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

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The Pentagon began the Replicator Initiative in August 2023 to rapidly field and scale existing technologies to address high-priority operational problems. In the last year, Replicator 1 has put numerous aerial and naval drones into the hands of American operators. The recently announced Replicator 2 will address one of the most challenging threats to the United States and allied militaries by fielding existing counter-drone systems at scale.

By tapping into commercial software and hardware production and streamlining the notoriously cumbersome acquisition process, Replicator takes advantage of America’s comparative strengths: technological innovation, adaptability, and market-driven advancement. It is also directly tackling the operational challenges facing US combatant commanders today.

Join Hudson Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt for a fireside chat with Aditi Kumar, deputy director of the Defense Innovation Unit, to discuss Replicator’s progress and its promise for the future.

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Featured Speakers:

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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Ambassador NOH Kyu-duk

Patrick M. Cronin

HA Kyoung-Seok

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Brent Sadler

Andrew Yeo

KIM Minsung

PARK Dong Joon

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Featured Speakers:

Tricia J. Paoletta

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Featured Speakers:

Tricia J. Paoletta

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J. Gregory Sidak

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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Featured Speakers:

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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