Researchers in China have developed a new algorithm, HG-STR, enabling drone swarms to autonomously locate and eliminate all enemy targets, even under jammed communications and visual obstruction. This technology could significantly impact drone warfare capabilities.

A research team from northwestern China has released a new algorithm that could fundamentally change how drone swarms hunt and destroy enemy targets. The algorithm, known as HG-STR (Heterogeneous Graph Spatio-Temporal Reasoning), promises to allow a fleet of fixed-wing drones to autonomously search a vast battlefield and eliminate every single enemy, even when their communications are being jammed and their vision is blocked. It is the first known algorithm capable of achieving a 100 per cent...