What's next for the Pentagon after the Replicator programme?
Although the Replicator initiative has made several accomplishments, there are still multiple gaps to plug across the US Department of Defense (DoD) and its services.
Aeryon Labs has introduced an integrated UAS onboard computing platform called Vector, designed for real-time video processing, the company announced on 12 October.
Vector is available as part of Aeryon payloads for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAS, including the Aeryon HDZoom30. The platform utilises advanced video processing algorithms to optimise target identification and acquisition while minimising operator workload.
Initial applications of the platform include target tracker, moving target indicator and digital image stabilisation, with additional capabilities expected to be added in 2017.
Aeryon has also introduced a dual-sensor imaging payload for its Aeryon SkyRanger UAS, called the SR-EO/IR Mk II.
This EO/IR daylight and thermal imaging payload delivers HD video and stable IR imaging for aerial surveillance. It is designed for critical infrastructure inspectors and tactical operators such as first responders, fire services and police departments.
Although the Replicator initiative has made several accomplishments, there are still multiple gaps to plug across the US Department of Defense (DoD) and its services.
Cummings Aerospace presented its turbojet-powered Hellhound loitering munition at SOF Week 2025, offering a man-portable solution aligned with the US Army’s LASSO requirements.
PDW has revealed its Attritable Multirotor First Person View drone at SOF Week 2025, offering special operations forces a low-cost, rapidly deployable platform for strike and ISR missions, inspired by battlefield lessons from Ukraine.
Teledyne FLIR is highlighting the emerging requirements for 'recoverable and re-usable' loitering munitions across the contemporary operating environment during this week’s SOF Week conference in Tampa, Florida.
High-performance maritime industry player Kraken Technology Group, based in the UK, has used the SOF Week conference in Tampa, Florida this week to debut its K3 Scout uncrewed surface vessel (USV) to the North American market.
Red Cat and Palladyne AI recently conducted a cross-platform collaborative flight involving three diverse heterogeneous drones.