Pentagon’s new DOGE drone plan seeks to move faster, smarter

(NewsNation) — The Pentagon's Department of Government Efficiency, the unit leading recent defense modernization efforts, is now taking charge of overhauling the U.S. Army's drone plan, Reuters first reported.

The move follows the stalled Replicator Initiative, a department-wide effort to acquire and field thousands of autonomous drones by August of this year. So far, the Department of Defense has not released an update on that program's progress.

In September, a Pentagon official said Replicator capabilities were being "transitioned to the appropriate end state users," according to DefenseScoop.

What's new with DOGE's plan?

The plan is meant to be faster because the previous version moved too slowly, according to Pentagon officials.

The Replicator Initiative was meant to field thousa