Competition between the US and China to deploy military drone swarms could fuel the global arms race

As their rivalry intensifies, American and Chinese military planners are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in which squadrons of air and sea drones equipped with artificial intelligence work together like a swarm of bees to overwhelm an enemy. The planners envision a scenario in which hundreds, even thousands, of machines engage in … Read more

How massive swarms of drones could transform the future of war

A small group of countries are developing plans to use drone swarms in wars. The drones can be used to eliminate air defenses or for mass attacks. Some experts want the technology to be limited. In the doomsday scenario in which tensions between China and the US culminate in a conflict, the first hours of … Read more