Pentagon Officials Confirm Replicator Lives On as DAWG, Targeting Larger Attack Drones WASHINGTON - The Pentagon’s ambitious Replicator drone initiative, which faced an uncertain future under th...
The U.S. Navy faces an increasingly urgent modernization challenge that threatens American naval aviation dominance in the Pacific. Admiral James Kilby, acting Chief of Naval Operations, made the Navy’s position unmistakably clear during June testimony: “We need F/A-XX in the United States Navy. We’re talking about a fight in the Pacific.” Yet despite this clarity, Pentagon leadership has imposed successive delays on the F/A-XX program, citing various justifications from concerns about carrier survivability to questions about manned versus unmanned aviation.
ORLANDO — The Pentagon is taking decisive action to eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic oversight in its modeling, simulation, and training portfolios, prioritizing speed and flexibility in delivering capabilities to warfighters. Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey announced the strategic shift during a panel discussion at the 2025 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) here today. “Our acquisition strategy has several initiatives focused on testing and modeling, recognizing the need for modernized testing infrastructure, reducing bloated oversight and increasing the number of actual testers and test capacity,” Duffey stated. The move directly supports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent acquisition overhaul, which emphasizes reducing bureaucratic impediments to enable faster fielding of capabilities.
Pentagon Acquisition Reform Faces Bureaucratic Pushback Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered a forceful speech on November 7 outlining radical reforms to how the Department of Defense develops ...