John Breeden II is an award-winning reviewer and public speaker with 20 years of experience covering technology. The fifth generation of MakerBot’s Replicator Desktop 3D Printer marries ease of use ...

The Department of Defense aims to transform the battlefield with advanced autonomous systems through its ambitious and potentially game-changing Replicator initiative. This program seeks to rapidly ...

Replicator, unveiled on August 28, 2023, is a Department of Defense (DOD) initiative, led by DOD’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), to field thousands of uncrewed systems by August 2025. Replicator’s ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday ordered top Pentagon and military officials to launch a new initiative known as Replicator 2 that will focus on countering drones, following the first effort ...

A US Army soldier launched an AeroVironment Switchblade. The loitering munition is the only system publicly identified as being selected to be part of the Replicator initiative. (DVIDS) The first ...

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks speaks at the National Defense Industrial Association's Emerging Technologies conference Monday, August 28, 2023 in Washington. She announced Replicator ...

WASHINGTON — Clint Hinote didn’t expect to change his mind. He was back at the Pentagon in August, for the first time since retiring this year. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks had asked to ...

Defense experts say a Pentagon initiative to field thousands of autonomous systems over the 18 months offers a use case for defense budget reform. (Pvt. 2nd Class James Newsome/Army) SIMI VALLEY, ...

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Sept. 22, 2021. (Andrew Harnik/AP) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will select its first candidates for ...

John Breeden II is an award-winning reviewer and public speaker with 20 years of experience covering technology. Now that 3D printing is finally coming down in price to affordable levels, there is no ...