AFA’s 2026 Air, Space & Cyber Conference kicks off
From unmanned fighter jets to scale-model satellites, here are some of the sights from around the expo floor at the Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center.
Pentagon announces 4 drones, loitering munitions now under Replicator
"The delivery of commercially available Company-Level Small UAS with support from the Replicator initiative will allow American soldiers to rapidly experiment, learn and innovate with these systems," said Army Chief Gen. Randy George.
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Three exercises that proved a new approach to C-UAS
Architecture that linked sensors, C2, RF effects, and lasers into a distributed c-UAS kill chain.
First Replicator systems delivered to users, Hicks says
“The delivery of Replicator systems to the warfighter began earlier this month. This shows that warfighter-centric innovation is not only possible; it’s producing real results,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said in a statement.
Pentagon confirms Switchblade 600 made first Replicator tranche
"This is a critical step in delivering the capabilities we need, at the scale and speed we need, to continue securing a free and open Indo-Pacific" said Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
Army awaiting 100-plus Switchblade 600 attack drones
Army acquisition chief Doug Bush said in the future the service's LASSO drone program will see "entry points for other vendors, potentially, because there's so much innovation in that space."