Military Embedded Systems

AI-enabled swarm technology to gain traction for military use, study predicts

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May 23, 2022

Lisa Daigle

Assistant Managing Editor

Military Embedded Systems

AI-enabled swarm technology to gain traction for military use, study predicts
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AMSTERDAM. Swarm technology -- groups of uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) that employ algorithms to augment the overall functioning of the system or group in real time-- is increasingly finding uses in military applications, according to a study by Market Forecast, "Swarm Technology -- Market and Technology Forecast to 2030."

Market Forecast study authors predict that the global swarm technology market will grow to $1.65 billion by 2030.

Swarm technology used in defense is different from a solitary UAS because in a swarm, the group of individual drones engages in missions based on diverse points of data that no solitary device could have offered; in this way, say the study authors, a swarm of UASs can engage in surprisingly complicated behaviors that continue beyond even what a single AI could achieve.

For additional information, visit the Market Forecast website