Micro Drones

In one of the most significant tests of autonomous systems under development by the Department of Defense, the Strategic Capabilities Office, partnering with Naval Air Systems Command, successfully demonstrated one of the world’s largest micro-drone swarms at China Lake, California. The test, conducted in October 2016 and documented on Sunday’s CBS News program “60 Minutes”, consisted of 103 Perdix drones launched from three F/A-18 Super Hornets. The micro-drones demonstrated advanced swarm behaviors such as collective decision-making, adaptive formation flying, and self-healing according to DoD (2017).

The Department of Defense announces successful Micro-Drone demonstration in their 2017 media release. See more here.

U.S. Department of Defense, Press Operations (2017, January 9). Department of Defense Announces Successful Micro-Drone Demonstration [Press release]. Retrieved from https://dod.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/1044811/department-of-defense-announces-successful-micro-drone-demonstration/