We Have a Drone That Releases Swarms 🤯
A witness observes military drone testing at Edwards Air Force Base, where a large "mother ship" drone deploys smaller mini drones that swarm targets in coordinated attacks. The system uses a hierarchical communication structure where mini drones only communicate back to the mother ship.
Summary
The speaker describes witnessing advanced military drone testing at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, home to Skunk Works and major defense contractors like Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin. The testing involved a sophisticated "mother ship" concept where a large primary drone serves as both a command center and deployment platform. This mother ship drone is equipped with powerful antennas and the electrical capacity to power long-range communications, allowing it to operate far from base. Upon reaching the target area, the mother ship opens its payload bay and releases multiple smaller mini drones that coordinate to swarm designated targets. The system employs a strategic communication hierarchy where the mini drones operate in silent mode, communicating exclusively with the mother ship rather than external networks, which likely enhances operational security and reduces detection risks.
Key Insights
- The speaker witnessed testing of a mother ship drone concept at Edwards Air Force Base from their cabin
- The mother ship drone is equipped with antennas and sufficient power capacity to enable long-range operations
- The system deploys by having the mother ship open its payload to release mini drones when it reaches the target vicinity
- The mini drones coordinate to swarm targets in what appears to be autonomous attack formations
- The mini drones operate in complete silent mode, communicating only with the mother ship rather than external networks
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Transcript
[0:00] Edwards Air Force bases in the Mojave Desert and Edwards is where Skunk Works is and everything else. North Grumman, Loheed Martin. From my cabin, I was watching they were testing the mother ship concept. So the mother ship is the big drone. It's got antennas and it's got the power to power that antenna so it can go farther. It gets to vicinity of the target, opens up its payload and out come the mini drones. And the mini drones swarm the target. They can go in complete silent mode because the only [0:31] thing they're communicating with is directly back up to the mother ship.
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