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Unmanned Systems

DoD Office Launches Swarm Of 103 Micro UAVs

By Marc Selinger

Monday, January 9th, 2017

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DoD Office Launches Swarm Of 103 Micro UAVs

Small drones, such as this Perdix micro UAV, are being tested in swarms. (Credit: Marc Selinger/Defense Daily)

The U.S. Department of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) launched a swarm of 103 Perdix micro unmanned air vehicles from three F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft during a recent West Coast test, the Pentagon said Jan. 9.A video released by DoD shows Perdix UAVs completing a series of missions, including flying together in a straight line, a horseshoe and a circle. By communicating and collaborating with each other, “the micro-drones demonstrated advanced swarm behaviors such as collective decision-making, adaptive formation flying,…

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