by David Hambling | Feb 26, 2021 | Latest Posts
Unmanned platforms for launching drone swarms are becoming increasingly common. None has been used in action yet, but they all have some common traits and will allow attack swarms to be delivered anywhere in the world. Read more in my piece for Forbes...
by David Hambling | Feb 26, 2021 | Latest Posts
A senior American general has warned that unassisted humans may be no match for the growing power of swarms, arguing that at least AI-assisted defenses are necessary. Full story in my piece for Forbes...
by David Hambling | Jan 11, 2021 | Latest Posts
An Israeli company is now offering commercial swarming software so a single operator can handle a fleet of drones on their own. This indicates how mature the technology is, and that is is likely to proliferate rapidly among both state and non-state actors. Details of...
by David Hambling | Jan 11, 2021 | Latest Posts
Drones are already a danger on the battlefield, and “large-scale adversarial swarms” are now an “imminent threat” according to Isaac Kaminer, an engineering professor at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School who is an expert in the subject of swarming and counter...
by David Hambling | Jan 11, 2021 | Latest Posts
‘Weapon of Mass Destruction’ is a term used in arms-control circles signifying something capable of damage on a large scale and subject to international treaties. Analyst Zak Kallenborn argues in a recent study for the U.S. Air Force Center for Strategic Deterrence...
by David Hambling | Jan 11, 2021 | Latest Posts
CETC, a state-owned Chinese company, has released a new video claiming to show the successful test of a ‘barrage swarm’ that launches 48 attack drones to saturate a target. It is described as the first practical Chinese swarming drone system. Full details in this...
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