Among the many systems showcased at the Army Day parade on Friday, a display by a large number of drones created a buzz, literally.
Around 75 drones of the Indian Army carried out multiple mock operations, including kamikaze attacks, first-aid delivery and parachute payload delivery exercises, at the event.
These were more than ordinary rotary drones (that take off like helicopters)—they were part of a ‘drone swarm’. A commentary in US journal War on The Rocks defined drone swarms as “multiple unmanned platforms and/or weapons deployed to accomplish a shared objective, with the platforms and/or weapons autonomously altering their behaviour based on communication with one another”. Read More…
