Israeli defence tech start-up Skapion plans to conduct the first live-fire test of its autonomous counter-drone system within the next several weeks, marking a key milestone for a company that is seeking to stop mass drone attacks. Continue reading
Category Archives: Swarms
Shield AI and Taiwan’s NCSIST Complete Autonomous Swarm Exercise
Shield AI and Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) have just announced the successful field demonstration of a coordinated autonomous search mission with three NCSIST Mighty Hornet III unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), resulting in a renewed partnership to continue development with Hivemind more broadly across the Institute. Continue reading
Tesseract Ventures Gets Pentagon Containerized Autonomous Drone Delivery System Project Contract
Tesseract Ventures announced its selection by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to advance in the Containerized Autonomous Drone Delivery System (CADDS) prototype project. This highly competitive initiative aims to accelerate next-generation autonomous capabilities for rapidly deploying, sustaining, and managing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in contested and austere environments. Continue reading
Downed US Pilot Reported Seeing Iranian Drones Swarm in ‘Jellyfish’ Formation
A US fighter jet pilot rescued by special forces after being shot down over Iran in April described a shocking sight before ejecting from his aircraft: multiple Iranian drones hovering in the air, moving as one, in a formation that resembled a jellyfish, according to four sources familiar with the matter. Continue reading
Swarmer to Lead Development of a Deployable Drone Interceptor System
Swarmer Inc., a drone autonomy software company which has supported more than 100,000 real-world combat missions in Ukraine since April 2024, announced a collaboration with three other battle-proven companies to provide an end-to-end solution to intercept unmanned threats at a fraction of the cost of surface-to-air missiles currently being used for site defence. Continue reading
DARPA Wants Drone Swarms Packed into Unassuming Containers
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
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