US military test flooded the sky with a swarm of surveillance drones
Jan10
The US military has an extensive history of experimenting with cutting-edge technology long before it eventually makes its way to the masses – and it seems its latest test involves a massive swarm of autonomous miniature drones. The BBC reports the Pentagon ran trials with a new air defense system that involves deploying a litany of swarming mini-drones from fighter jets. The experiment was conducted in California and took place last year in October. According to a military analyst, the Perdix drones, that operate autonomously and share a distributed brain, are capable of evading air detection systems and will likely be employed for…
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