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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: SZonian on January 11, 2017, 07:41:45 pm

Title: Video shows fighter jets launch swarm of tiny drones
Post by: SZonian on January 11, 2017, 07:41:45 pm
A stunning video released by the Department of Defense shows a swarm of micro-drones being released by fighter jets.

The demonstration of the Perdix micro-UAV swarm was held at China Lake, Calif. on Oct. 26, 2016. Three F/A-18's were deployed to launch the swarm of tiny drones, according to the Department of Defense.

The drones, which have a wingspan of 12 inches, can operate autonomously and share a distributed brain, the BBC reports, and could be used for surveillance.

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http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/01/10/video-shows-fighter-jets-launch-swarm-tiny-drones.html