Lawmakers, Analysts Raise Concerns About DOD’s Replicator Initiative

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An airman flies operates a UAV at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in November 2020.

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Lawmakers and analysts are interested in some of the possibilities under the Pentagon’s new uncrewed system acquisition initiative, despite persistent concerns about the feasibility of the plan and worries about it crowding out funding from higher priorities when implemented. Deputy Defense...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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