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The New Natural Selection

Written by Aviation Advocacy on . Posted in Air traffic management, Drones and UAVs, TWTWTW

The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) of the US Department of Defense has announced a successful micro-drone demonstration that took place back in October. What makes this news particularly interesting is the animalistic, swarm-like behaviour that the drones exhibited, and the potential impact this may have on future regulation. The demonstration itself involved 103 Perdix drones, roughly 15 cm long, 450g and with a top speed of around 110kph. These drones were dropped from three fighter jets and fed instructions designed to mimic a surveillance operation. In doing so the drones demonstrated behaviour similar to swarms of insects, including collective decision-making, adaptive formation flying, and self-healing.

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