DoD selects first Replicator systems, eyeing software focus for second iteration

DoD selects first Replicator systems, eyeing software focus for second iteration
DoD selects first Replicator systems, eyeing software focus for second iteration

Which specific systems have been selected haven’t been publicly announced, a “very deliberate” strategy from the Pentagon, Navy Capt. Alex Campbell, director of the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) maritime portfolio, said today.

DIU picks 3 companies to prototype large undersea drones for Navy

DIU picks 3 companies to prototype large undersea drones for Navy
DIU picks 3 companies to prototype large undersea drones for Navy

DIU chose Kongsberg Discovery, Oceaneering and Anduril Industries to participate in a prototyping phase.

In DIU’s new strategy, innovation hub looks to take on more ‘real risk’

In DIU’s new strategy, innovation hub looks to take on more ‘real risk’
In DIU’s new strategy, innovation hub looks to take on more ‘real risk’

“The challenge now is to take the capabilities developed during DIU 2.0 and apply them with the focus, scale, and speed necessary to deliver the strategic effect required,” according to the strategy. “This is what DIU 3.0 is all about.”

Replicator’s ‘PRIME’ time: DIU seeks small USV interceptors ready for rapid production

Replicator’s ‘PRIME’ time: DIU seeks small USV interceptors ready for rapid production
Replicator’s ‘PRIME’ time: DIU seeks small USV interceptors ready for rapid production

The DIU solicitation comes amid a raft of other Navy-led efforts to bring more unmanned surface vehicles into operations.