The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has delivered Phase 1 of a software-defined drone swarm demonstrator to the British Army, drawing on industry partnerships and AUKUS Pillar 2 collaboration. The trial establishes a capability test bed for autonomous systems deployment in forward-deployed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tasks. Dstl has completed Phase 1 of the Software Defined Swarms Concept Demonstrator, a joint trial with the British Army and industry partners that has successfully tested collaborative drone swarm technology in realistic military environments. The work builds on AUKUS Pillar 2 joint activity and advances the UK’s operational understanding of how autonomous systems…
