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Navy/USMC

Drones Swarm And Skirmish In Navy Test

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, February 16th, 2017

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Drones Swarm And Skirmish In Navy Test

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

The U.S. Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently pitted two swarms of small unmanned aerial vehicles against each other in what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind demonstration, a Navy official said Feb. 16.During the event, which occurred Feb. 9 at Camp Roberts, an Army National Guard post in central California, each swarm consisted of 10 Zephyr foam gliders. The unarmed UAVs tried to maneuver behind their adversaries to simulate a dogfight-like kill, and an "arbitrator" ruled whether the attacks were…

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