The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it will add two new types of drones and more networking software to its ambitious Replicator initiative aimed at rapidly putting thousands of drones in the hands of the military.

Anduril Industries Ghost-X and the Performance Drone Works C-100 UAS are included in Replicator-1, Tranche 2 (1.2).

To make sure Replicator drones can work together, the Pentagon is relying on commercial firms to provide what Hicks’ statement calls “integrated enablers,” or software that can coordinate “hundreds of thousands” of assets. The statement said ...