Pentagon

Six 'Pentagon' stories May 2022 - October 2025

DJI slams US court decision keeping drones under Pentagon blacklist

Ishveena Singh Oct 1 2025 - 7:15 am PT

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DJI has issued a sharp response to last week’s US court ruling that keeps the company on the Pentagon’s blacklist of “Chinese military companies.” While the world’s largest drone maker is disappointed by the decision, it emphasizes that the court has actually validated its long-standing claim: DJI is not controlled by China’s government, nor is it tied to the military.

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DJI just lost its biggest US court battle — here’s why it matters for drone pilots

Ishveena Singh Sep 27 2025 - 11:35 pm PT

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A US federal judge has just delivered a big blow to DJI, ruling that the world’s top drone maker will remain on the Pentagon’s blacklist of companies tied to China’s military.

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Pentagon’s Replicator swarm program will require constant innovation by drone makers

Bruce Crumley Mar 12 2024 - 12:29 am PT

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A couple of fairly clear elements have arisen about the Pentagon’s otherwise secretive future UAV plans. The first is it intends to initially invest $1 billion in its expendable swarm program known as Replicator, with the second being participating drone makers had better be in permanent revision mode to be to produce continuously upgraded craft.

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Department of Defense to pick Replicator drones by mid-December

Bruce Crumley Nov 22 2023 - 2:09 am PT

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Drone companies with working ties to the US Department of Defense should find out by mid-December if their craft are among those selected for the first developmental tranche of the Pentagon’s Replicator program, which looks to match the enormous weapons systems of countries like China and Russia with the power-in-numbers might of swarms of smaller UAVs.

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Pentagon’s counter-China ‘Replicator’ plan may be boon to smaller drone producers

Bruce Crumley Aug 29 2023 - 4:53 am PT

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Producers of specialized drones or craft with effective tech adaptable to defense purposes may be in for a boost in activity under the Pentagon’s new “Replicator” initiative, which seeks to supplement the traditionally huge, multi-year US defense programs by creating an array of fast, responsive “attritable autonomous systems” – with an anticipated emphasis on quickly manufactured UAVs.

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Liteye Systems wins DoD’s $12.1 million counter-drone deal

Bruce Crumley May 17 2022 - 3:00 am PT

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Colorado-based anti-drone tech specialist Liteye has won a $12.1 million contract from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to provide an array of platforms enabling multi-domain air and ground security missions both domestically and abroad.

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