Replicator leaned on "neo-primes" and other nontraditional defense manufacturers.
Credit: Anduril
When the U.S. Defense Department unveiled its Replicator initiative in 2023, the goal was to field thousands of autonomous systems in just 18-24 months, a weapons buildup meant to send a message to China: “Today is not the day.” Nearly three years later, the thinking behind the initiative is still...
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