12
December 2024
Past Event
Accelerating Replicator and Fielding Technologies for Today’s Fight

Event will also air live on this page.


Inquiries: eheller@hudson.org

Accelerating Replicator and Fielding Technologies for Today’s Fight

Past Event
Hudson Institute
December 12, 2024
Deputy Director, Defense Innovation Unit
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A drone on the ground during a United States Marine Corps live-fire demonstration on October 23, 2024. (DVIDS)
12
December 2024
Past Event

Event will also air live on this page.


Inquiries: eheller@hudson.org

Speakers:
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Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Deputy Director, Defense Innovation Unit
Aditi Kumar

Deputy Director, Defense Innovation Unit

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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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