{"id":2014139,"date":"2023-08-28T11:28:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T15:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-to-produce-thousands-of-autonomous-weapon-systems-to-counter-china\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T11:29:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T15:29:25","slug":"pentagon-to-produce-thousands-of-autonomous-weapon-systems-to-counter-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-to-produce-thousands-of-autonomous-weapon-systems-to-counter-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon to create numerous self-governing weapons against China."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpentagon-to-produce-thousands-of-autonomous-weapon-systems-to-counter-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2014139&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Department of Defense Unveils Replicator Initiative to Counter China&#8217;s Military<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of Defense made \u200ca groundbreaking\u200b announcement on Monday, revealing its\u200c new initiative, the Replicator, aimed at building thousands\u200b of unmanned weapons systems within the next two years. This strategic move is in direct response to China&#8217;s growing military power.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks introduced the Replicator initiative during her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-state-to-spend-83k-on-training-featuring-drag-queen-story-hour-director\/\" title=\"WA State to spend K on training with Drag Queen Story Hour Director.\">keynote speech titled<\/a> &#8220;The Urgency \u200bto \u200dInnovate&#8221; at the NDIA Emerging Technologies for\u2064 Defense Conference. In her address, Hicks emphasized that\u2064 China&#8217;s greatest advantage over the United States is \u200dits &#8220;mass,&#8221; and to address this, the U.S. plans to counter with &#8220;more ships,\u200c more missiles, and more people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Investing in Attritable Autonomous\u2062 Systems<\/h3>\n<p>The Department of Defense has already been\u2062 investing \u200cin &#8220;attritable autonomous systems,&#8221; which are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-to-produce-thousands-of-autonomous-weapon-systems-to-counter-china\/\" title=\"Pentagon to create numerous self-governing weapons against China.\">cost-effective unmanned systems<\/a>. Hicks specifically highlighted the development of self-piloting ships, uncrewed aircraft, and more. The Replicator\u2062 initiative\u200c aims to accelerate progress in\u2062 the shift towards smaller, smarter, and more affordable military platforms. The goal is \u2062to field &#8220;multiple thousands&#8221; of these systems \u200dwithin the next 18 to 24 months.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be clear, America still benefits from platforms that are large, exquisite, expensive, and few. But Replicator will \u200dgalvanize progress in the too-slow shift of U.S. military innovation to leverage \u2064platforms that are small, smart, cheap, and many. So now is the time to take all-domain, attritable autonomy to\u200c the next level: to produce and deliver capabilities to warfighters at the volume and velocity required to\u2064 deter aggression or win if we&#8217;re forced to fight,&#8221; Hicks explained.<\/p>\n<h3>Overseeing the\u200c Effort<\/h3>\n<p>Deputy \u200cSecretary Hicks will \u2063oversee the\u2062 Replicator initiative, working closely with the vice chairman of \u200dthe Joint \u2063Chiefs \u200cof Staff and \u2064receiving support from the\u200c Defense Innovation Unit. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-adams-announces-new-relief-center-on-randalls-island-to-house-2000-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"NYC Mayor Adams opens relief center on Randall's Island for 2,000 undocumented immigrants.\">collaborative effort aims<\/a> \u2063to ensure that China&#8217;s leadership is \u2062constantly aware of the risks of aggression and chooses not to \u2062act.\u200b The focus on innovation is crucial \u200cin achieving\u200b this goal.<\/p>\n<p>By \u2063implementing the Replicator initiative, the Department of Defense\u200d aims to \u200cmaintain a \u2062strong deterrent\u2063 against China&#8217;s military advancements and secure the United\u200c States&#8217; position in the global landscape for years to come.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Defense plans to construct numerous unmanned weapons systems in the next two years to counter China&#8217;s military. 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