Drone Swarm

A US-based thinktank has recommended that Taiwan create an 'asymmetric hellscape' made up of thousands of drones to deter Chinese invasion. The report, titled Hellscape for Taiwan: Rethinking Asymmetric Defense, calls on the island to allocate more funding for drone production and development.

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is seeking companies to develop AI-powered 'orchestrator' control software for whole formations of unmanned air, ground, and water vehicles. The project aims to move beyond the current labor-intensive model by developing an Autonomous Vehicle Orchestrator that can turn plain-English instructions into detailed machine-readable commands.