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Program · United States · U.S. Department of Defense

Replicator

DoD initiative to field thousands of attritable autonomous systems across domains within 18–24 months of its 2023 launch.

ProductionU.S. Department of Defense
FY2025 request
$500M
All appropriations
Awarded
—
Across linked awards
Awards
0
0 recipients
Participants
1
1 prime
Products
1
Built for or fielded under it
News
1
4 sources cited

Cost to the governmentFY2025 request $500M

Budget by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAppropriationRequestEnactedQtyBudget lineSource
FY2025Total$500M———Breaking DefenseReported
FY2024Total—$500M——DefenseScoopReported

What the government budgets and pays for this program, from budget justification books, appropriations, acquisition reports and contract announcements. Budget years are then-year dollars unless marked; program totals and unit costs state their dollar basis. Award values (what a company was obligated) are under Awards.

Participants1

Prime

1

Roles as recorded: a prime holds the contract, teammates and subcontractors build under it, competing bidders bid against it, operators field the result.

Products1

News1

Sources4

Profile1

  1. 1
    CompanyAV’s Switchblade 600 Selected for Tranche 1 of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Replicator Initiative

    AeroVironment · May 7, 2024 · Supports Program, Program · program participant:aerovironment

    “The first iteration of the Replicator initiative will field thousands of autonomous systems across multiple domains within the next 18-24 months”

Other3

  1. 2
    NewsSenate appropriators recommend 'full funding' for Replicator

    DefenseScoop · Aug 2, 2024 · Supports Cost · amount

    “Pentagon officials have already secured roughly $500 million from Congress for fiscal 2024 to move forward with tranche one”
  2. 3
    NewsPentagon eyes $1 billion over 2 years for Replicator mass drone fleet concept

    Breaking Defense · Mar 11, 2024 · Supports Cost · amount

    “is seeking an additional $500 million in the FY25 budget submission it just sent Capitol Hill”
  3. 4
    NewsHicks: DOD plans to invest about $1B into Replicator initiative in 2024-2025 time frame

    DefenseScoop · Mar 11, 2024 · Supports Cost · amount

    “in FY ‘25 is around $500 million”

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