After two years of work, the defense group is entering the final phase of the development of a first system called Swarm Master, which it hopes to qualify with the Army.
New revolution in sight in the field of military drones. Artificial intelligence (AI) makes it possible to deploy swarms of small autonomous drones, armed or not, interoperable and capable of resetting their mission, depending on hazards in a theater of operations. This is for intelligence gathering, area mapping and the destruction of fixed or mobile enemy targets.
A paradigm shift compared to the use of drones piloted remotely or fired in salvos in order to saturate enemy defense lines, as is the daily case in Ukraine, attacked by Russia, or in Lebanon in the opposing conflict Israel to Hezbollah. Efficient, discreet, inexpensive for the smallest, these drones accomplish a defined mission but with a high loss rate. They are also devoid of autonomy and incapable of coordinating and recognizing each other: thus 30% of the small drones used by Ukraine are destroyed by…
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