Future attack drone swarms over Ukraine may come in the form of first-person-shooter drones produced in the country, or the new platforms Western defense companies are putting into the mix. But it’s also possible they’ll be a combination of both—old and new drones working together with minimal human interaction.

That’s the vision of a Ukrainian startup called Swarmer, which is pioneering what could be the next evolution of drone warfare: software that can work with virtually any platform. The technology would make a do-it-yourself drone swarm possible, and the swarm as a whole would be able to detect targets and plan operations faster than a human. Serhii Kupriienko, the founder of Swarmer, told Defense One that Ukrainians on the front lines using his company’s software have already con

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