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US military tests swarm of mini-drones launched from jets

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External security Surveillance Internal security Military Civil liberties Law
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USA

12 January 2017

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"The US military has launched 103 miniature swarming drones from a fighter jet during a test in California. Three F/A-18 Super Hornets were used to release the Perdix drones last October. The drones, which have a wingspan of 12in (30cm), operate autonomously and share a distributed brain. A military analyst said the devices, able to dodge air defence systems, were likely to be used for surveillance."

See the article: US military tests swarm of mini-drones launched from jets (BBC News, link)

And see: A 100-Drone Swarm, Dropped from Jets, Plans Its Own Moves - Once launched, the swarm can decide for itself how best to execute a mission.(technologyreview.com, link)

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