DOD Using Replicator Funds For AeroVironment Loitering Munitions

AeroVironment Switchblade
Credit: AeroVironment
The Pentagon for the first time provided additional information on May 6 on what systems it is buying under a new initiative called Replicator, though many will remain classified. The Pentagon is using $500 million to accelerate its fielding of AeroVironment Switchblade 600 loitering munitions...
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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