drone swarms
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Apr- 2021 -9 April
Chinese ‘Airborne Aircraft Carrier’ Launches Drone Swarm
A Chinese company test-flew an “airborne swarm carrier,” state media said, without disclosing make or features of the “mother drone” or smaller drones.
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Mar- 2021 -23 March
Lockheed Martin Unveils Land, Sea, and Air Launchable Counter-Drone System
Lockheed Martin recently unveiled a counter-unmanned aerial system interceptor to take on combat drones and drone swarms on land, at sea, and in the air.
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Feb- 2021 -18 February
USAF: Raytheon Counter-Drone Laser System Tested Last Year
The United States Air Force has announced that it last year tested a counter-drone laser weapon system built by Raytheon intended to protect overseas air force bases from small drone and drone swarm threats.
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Jan- 2021 -28 January
US Marines Corps Green Lights Autonomous Vessel Carrying Armed Swarm Drones
The US Marines Corps has selected a Louisiana-based ship manufacturer to build a long-range unmanned warship equipped with its own swarm of armed drones.
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22 January
EU Adopts Ethical Guidelines for Military Use of Artificial Intelligence
Members of the European Parliament have voted in favor of a report outlining guidelines for military and non-military use of artificial intelligence.
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20 January
Indian Army Flies 75 Drones to Demonstrate Swarm Capabilities
The Indian Army demonstrated its drone swarm capability for the first time last week as it deployed a group of 75 unmanned aerial vehicles, destroying an array of simulated military targets with kamikaze-style attacks.
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Dec- 2020 -7 December
Drone Effectiveness Against Air Defenses, Not Tanks, Is the Real Concern
Turkey and Azerbaijan’s ability to take out air defenses with drones in Nagorno Karabakh should be a greater cause for concern than how effective their drones were against armor.
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Nov- 2020 -24 November
UK Military Could Have ‘Drone Swarms’ Ready by Middle of Next Year
The UK military could have “drone swarm” units by the middle of next year to perform tasks including suicide missions inside enemy lines and overwhelming adversary air defenses.
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11 November
DroneShield, UTS Develop Technology to Better Detect and Track Drone Threats
University of Technology Sydney and DroneShield, a Sydney-based defense tech firm, have developed an optical system to better identify and help neutralize armed drones.
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Oct- 2020 -16 October
China Unveils Swarm Drone Technology to Overwhelm Enemy’s Defenses
Chinese state-owned company CETC released a 58-second video of the test-launch of 48 attack drones that reportedly carry high-explosives warheads capable of destroying tanks and other armored vehicles.
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