As the newspaper Aftonbladet reportsthe Swedish Armed Forces and Saab have been working on a secret drone project for the army for a year. They want to use new software to control swarms of drones.
According to the report, the new software can be used for almost any type of drone. Drones should be able to form swarms and carry out tasks autonomously – without an operator having to control every detail.
“There can be any number of drones, thousands if you like,” Aftonbladet quotes Saab’s CEO Micael Johansson as saying. The software should be easy to learn within a few days. “It’s not about controlling drones manually. Instead, you give them an order via a tablet or smartphone and the swarm of drones carries it out independently,” Johansson continues.
The swarms of drones could, for example, be used to efficiently monitor long roads and search for enemy objects in large areas. According to Aftonbladet, if individual drones fail, the swarm automatically reorganizes itself to ensure continued surveillance.
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Despite all the automation, according to army chief Jonny Lindfors, the basic principle remains that “in an armed operation, a person must make the decisions”.
The new system should be available in operational units within a year, and the first soldiers have already begun training. In March, swarms of drones will also be deployed in the “Arctic Strike” exercise in Sweden.
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