The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is asking for concepts for drones with a high degree of autonomous operation, as well as remotely-operated containerized systems to launch, recover, and otherwise support them. Continue reading
Category Archives: Swarms
Decoy UAS: Smart Air Defence
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) have emerged as essential tools not only for surveillance and reconnaissance, but also for territorial defense, thanks to their ability to serve as countermeasures by shooting down other UAS or acting as decoys capable of protecting manned aircraft and other surveillance UAS. Continue reading
Google Drops Out of Pentagon Drone Swarm Contest
Google abruptly dropped out of a $100 million Pentagon prize challenge to create technology for voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarms after it was among the successful submissions, according to people briefed on the matter. Continue reading
Red Cat Closes Acquisition of Apium Swarm Robotics
Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a U.S.-based provider of advanced drone and robotic solutions for defence and national security, has acquired Apium Swarm Robotics, a California developer of distributed control systems for autonomous swarming drones and unmanned surface vessels. Continue reading
Ukraine’s Swarmer Announces $15m Series A Led By US Investors
Swarmer, known for its advanced battlefield AI, has raised a $15 million Series A—the largest investment in a Ukrainian defence tech company since the war began. The round was led by Broadband Capital Investments, with participation from R-G.AI, D3 Ventures, Green Flag Ventures, Radius Capital, Network VC, and UA1 vc. Continue reading
Baykar Presents Long-Range Attack UAV
The K2 Kamikaze Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, developed by Baykar as part of its cost-effective defence strategy, has demonstrated advanced autonomy, artificial intelligence, and formation capabilities in recent testing. Flight trials conducted on March 13–14 involved five K2 aircraft operating together, showcasing coordinated swarm performance. Continue reading
Palladyne AI Achieves Flight Milestone with First Flight of Autonomous Swarming Software
Palladyne AI Corp., a U.S. defence and industrial technology company specializing in embodied AI-powered collaborative autonomy and advanced avionics, has successfully completed its first flight test of IntelliSwarm, an integrated autonomy stack that combines its proprietary SwarmOS autonomy software with the BRAIN X2 Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) flight computer. Continue reading
Raytheon’s Non-Kinetic Coyote Variant Defeats Multiple Drone Swarms
Raytheon, an RTX business, successfully showcased the capabilities of Coyote Block 3 Non-Kinetic (NK) during a recent U.S. Army demo. The system defeated drone swarms launched during the exercise and demonstrated exceptional launch, flight, intercept, and recovery capabilities. Continue reading