CETC, a state-owned Chinese company, has released a new video claiming to show the successful test of a “barrage swarm” that launches 48 attack drones to saturate a target. It is described as the first practical Chinese swarming drone system.
The details of the tests carried out in September were released earlier this week by the Institute of Electronic Science and Technology of China.The electric-powered drones are launched with compressed air, then unfold their wings and fly to the target area, carrying high-explosive warheads. The video shows the operator tapping on a target from the drone’s-eye video displayed on a tablet computer, and the drones swarm to overcome the target.
