Title
Factors Determining a Drone Swarm Employment in Military Operations
Authors
[ 1 ] Katedra Sił Powietrznych i Obrony Powietrznej, Wydział Wojskowy, Akademia Sztuki Wojennej | [ P ] employee
Scientific discipline (Law 2.0)
Year of publication
2021
Published in
Article type
scientific article
Publication language
english
Keywords
EN
- Autonomous vehicles
- Capabilities of drone swarm
- Command and control models
- Defense
- Military operations
- Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
Abstract
EN The aim of this study is to identify a drone swarm’s capabilities and the key factors influencing its employment in military operations. The research takes the quantitative analysis of scientific literature related to the technical and operational utilizationof drones. The use of drones for military purposes in contemporary world is widespread. They conduct dull, dirty, dangerous and deep military operations replacing manned aviation in many areas. Progressive technological development including artificial intelligence and machine learning allows for the use of military drones in the form of a swarm. It is a quite new technology at the beginning of development. The study indicates that the capabilitiesof a drone swarm based on communication within the group and autonomy differentiate it from the typicaluse of unmanned aircraft. Size, diversity, self configurability and self perfection amongst the others indicated in literature are attributes of a drone swarm which may give advantage in military operation comparing to the classic use of unmanned aircraft. Emergent coordination as a command and control model of a drone swarm is a future way of utilizingthat technology in military operations. In the future, adrone swarm will be a cheaper equivalent of advanced and much more expensive weapon systems conducting combat operations.
Date of online publication
23.05.2021
Pages (from - to)
59 - 71
Comments
Bibliografia, netografia na stronach 70-71.
Copyrights to the institution
Akademia Sztuki Wojennej
License type
CC BY (attribution alone)
Open Access Mode
open journal
Open Access Text Version
final published version
Date of Open Access to the publication
at the time of publication
Ministry points / journal
70
Ministry points / journal in years 2017-2021
70
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