Reusable SwarmShot interceptor drones are being developed in Europe
CSG, in collaboration with the American companies O.F. Mossberg & Sons and Palladyne AI, is working on the development of the SwarmShot, a reusable interceptor drone. The design features a high degree of autonomy.
It is noted that the new drone will feature specialized munitions, a lightweight airframe, and advanced autonomous technologies to create reusable “air-to-air” interceptors designed to combat enemy drones.
SwarmShot is being developed as a modular system capable of transforming compatible unmanned aerial vehicles into reusable “air-to-air” interceptors. Several SwarmShot-equipped UAVs will be able to operate together as a coordinated defensive swarm.
The solution combines Federal’s specialized anti-UAV munitions with Palladyne AI’s IntelliSwarm autonomy system, which integrates Brain avionics with SwarmOS collaborative autonomy software.
Federal will lead the ammunition design and end-effect optimization, drawing on its experience from a recent U.S. Army contract for anti-UAV munitions.
The system will initially be developed as a modular add-on to the Gremlin-X, Palladyne AI Group 1’s mini-bomber quadcopter. The modular architecture is designed so that the same aircraft can be configured either for the mini-bomber’s existing precision strike mission or for an autonomous anti-UAV mission.
This was reported with reference to the CSG press service.
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