Swarms of small drones launched and recovered mid-air from transport
and bomber aircraft are on the Department of Defense’s dream sheet over
the next few years.
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency plans to demonstrate the
ability to launch and recover swarms of drones from a C-130 sometime in
2019, according to statements by the agency and by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, one of two companies contracted to design prototype of the drones. The other is Dynetics.
The test would serve as a major leap into the next phase of testing for DARPA’s Gremlins program.
More @ Navy Times
Drones could lead to the end of war. The good new is that we can launch thousands of drones against the enemy. The bad news is the enemy can launch thousands of drones against us. Imagine swarms of drones attacking airfields, fleets, and troops. How the hell can anything survive attacks like that?
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