The ability to rapidly launch many hundreds of drones from a single container is great for light shows, but it also has serious military implications.

U.S. defense analysts are sounding alarm bells as a potential Taiwan conflict looms. They warn of the unprecedented challenge posed by large-scale Chinese drone swarms, raising urgent questions about American preparedness in this volatile region.

Many innovations are being developed with the help of BraveOne. Let’s talk about technological forecasts for the war — where it’s headed and what it might look like. How advanced are systems like terminal guidance,

It’s the stuff of sci-fi nightmares. But also perhaps the concept behind China’s gigantic new drone mothership called Jiu Tian (“Ninth Heaven”), allegedly capable of releasing as many as 100 small, kamikaze drones from its side-mounted payload bays.

The Epirus Leonidas works by firing its high-power microwave weapon to disable drone swarms by emitting targeted electromagnetic pulses to overload and disrupt their electronics instantly and safely. The drones then drop out of the sky.

The UK, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Poland and the US are providing anti-drone and surveillance equipment to head-off any repeat attacks. These include radars, helicopters and a German air-defence frigate docked in the port of Copenhagen.

A Russian shadow-fleet ship raided by the French authorities could be linked to nine drone attacks on European airports and other infrastructure.

Fire Swarm 2: how manned and unmanned aircraft work together, proving the potential of drone firefighting technology in wildfire response.