Swarming Aerial Drones

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Drone Warfare's Terrifying AI-Enabled Next Step Is Imminent

How leveraging AI to allow lower-end kamikaze drones to choose their own targets will change warfare and debates around autonomous weapons.

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The Pentagon is already testing tomorrow’s AI-powered swarm drones, ships

DOD pulled off unmanned amphibious landings, self-coding drones, and more just in the last year. What's next?

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The revolution that wasn’t: How AI drones have fizzled in Ukraine (so far) - Breaking Defense

Last fall, both Russia and Ukraine boasted of fielding drones that tracked targets using AI algorithms. Now new expert analysis suggests that neither side got it to work well enough for war — but the US and China might.

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Drones adapt mid-mission with revolutionary software integration

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2024 - In a world teeming with sensors in various domains-space, sea, and land-the challenge of limited bandwidth, security concerns, and system incompatibility remains paramount. Addressing this, the conc

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The Compelling Case For Arming U.S. Navy Warships With Drone Swarms

Adding dozens of small, long-range drones to Navy ships would drastically enhance strike, ISR, networking, and defensive capabilities.

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Robotic Swarms Mimic Nature to Advance Collective Performance

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2024 - Drawing inspiration from the collective behavior seen in natural phenomena such as beehives, ant colonies, and schools of fish, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed smart

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Shield AI to let Hivemind software fly three more aircraft

The company has already folded the autonomous flight software into three classes of quadcopters, the V-Bat drone, the F-16 jet and the MQM-178 drone.

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Drones could guide every bit of an Army division’s firepower, 101st CO says

From mortars to missiles, the airborne unit is rethinking the use of uncrewed systems in the kill chain.

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1793287923707609109

View: https://x.com/RAeSTimR/status/1793287923707609109

 

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Army Tests Quadcopter Swarm-Launching Uncrewed Ground Vehicle For Clearing Mines

Explosive-laden quadcopters deployed via uncrewed ground vehicles could be part of future Army anti-mine operations.

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1792805101545062717

View: https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1792805101545062717

 

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https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/1d1gedz/roka_incorporating_drone_swarms_into_their

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Crikey, imagine something like that with AI targeting and an AT warhead.

 

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Crikey, imagine something like that with AI targeting and an AT warhead.

Dropped in the hundreds and able to communicate amongst themselves. Couple dozen up high, looking for targets, and the rest going in for the kill.

 

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Dropped in the hundreds and able to communicate amongst themselves. Couple dozen up high, looking for targets, and the rest going in for the kill.

Helicopters just became an endanged species too with those speeds and manoeuvrability.

 

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Helicopters just became an endanged species too with those speeds and manoeuvrability.

And then you land a charging pad out in the middle of nowhere (or on top of a building) where they can recharge if they haven't found a target.

 

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AFSOC seeks industry feedback for 'Swarm Carrier' drone - Breaking Defense

The Swarm Carrier would be one of three drone types that Air Force Special Operations Command expects will strengthen a budding initiative to incorporate more autonomous systems in missions.

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