00:00This may look like a game, but it is Europe testing the future of autonomous drone swarms.
00:05Drones are the main attraction here at this trade exhibition in Berlin,
00:08where industry leaders and major companies have gathered for a show on the future of defense.
00:13In this drone cage, teams from startups, industry and universities worldwide battle it out.
00:18Each controls a swarm of autonomous drones that communicate, share information and complete missions together without human intervention.
00:25The goal? Capture the opponent's boxes while defending their own.
00:29We are five software developers. The one is from the automotive industry, the other has worked for the agriculture industry.
00:37The biggest part of our preparation is just testing, crashing the drones and fixing them, making them flying once more.
00:45The drones move in coordination, using algorithms to make decisions in real time.
00:49Their code was written by AI. Once a human switches them on, they operate fully autonomously.
00:55Swarm-Drohnen are the new challenges in the military field, especially due to the active development of artificial intelligence and
01:04the use of technologies that have been there.
01:07We can coordinate swarms new and also operate effectively.
01:11What was once a niche product is now becoming a key strategic technology in the defense sector.
01:17Militaries around the world use multiple drones in combat.
01:20More advanced swarm technologies could further expand these capabilities.
01:24Even in contested environments where GPS and communications are disrupted, such systems may enable operations at a comparatively low cost.
01:43The momentum here is massive. Europe's drone market generated nearly 20 billion dollars last year, according to industry estimates, and
01:51it's expected to roughly double in the next eight years.
01:54Much of the urgency has been driven by lessons from the war in Ukraine, where drones have transformed battlefield tactics
02:00and accelerated defense investment across Europe.
02:03And the technology's potential goes far beyond the military.
02:06Drones are already used in many civil areas, like preventing wildfires or delivering medical supplies to remote areas.
02:13Drones once aren't science fiction.
02:15This display was just a peek into a future where AI-powered autonomous systems increasingly share our airspace and perhaps
02:22our battlefield.
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