The UK government 's Defence and Security Accelerator ( DASA ) has chosen Blue Bear Systems Ltd to develop the swarm technology in a contract worth £ 2.5 m ( $ 3.3 m ) . The ' Many Drones Make One Work ' project will be led by Blue Bear , with IQHQ , Plextex , Airbus and the University of Durham supporting , with the aim of building roughly 20 unmanned aerial systems . The British Armed Forces will then use these swarms as a ' Force - Multiplier ' , offering broader capabilities such as food and medical assistance with greater efficiency . Alongside lower operating costs and fewer man - hours , the technology would also remove soldiers from potentially harmful situations .
The UK government's Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has chosen Blue Bear Systems Research to develop drone swarm technology in a contract worth £2.5m ($3.3m). The 'Many Drones Make Light Work' project will be led by Blue Bear, with IQHQ, Plextex, Airbus and the University of Durham supporting, with the aim of building roughly 20 unmanned aerial systems. The UK Armed Forces will then use these swarms as a 'Force-Multiplier', offering broader capabilities such as reconnaissance and medical assistance with greater efficiency. Alongside lower operating costs and fewer man-hours, the technology would also remove soldiers from potentially harmful situations.