November 1, 2019
The Army Has a Crazy Idea To Win the Next Conflict: Ant Colony Warfare
What if an aerial swarm of mini-drones was able to autonomously operate in a synchronized fashion to act collectively as a group - perhaps combining otherwise separate small munitions into a larger explosive to attack a large emerging target if directed by human decision-makers?
by Kris Osborn
(Washington, D.C.) What if a small army of forward operating robots were able to detect an upcoming river gap and then .. without requiring human intervention -- autonomously mesh together into a bridge-like structure enabling manned combat units to advance?
What if an aerial swarm of mini-drones was able to autonomously operate in a synchronized fashion to act collectively as a group - perhaps combining otherwise separate small munitions into a larger explosive to attack a large emerging target if directed by human decision-makers?
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/army-has-crazy-idea-win-next-conflict-ant-colony-warfare-92631
