While FPV drones are already changing the face of warfare in conflicts like Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the future of drone warfare, and specifically drone swarms, is even more daunting.
Here's a short breakdown of some of the ways the United States military aims to bring this technology to the battlefield in the not-too-distant future.
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