Mass swarms of dozens or hundreds of drones guided by AI are increasingly being touted as the new lethal threats in the modern battlefield. The world got a taste of this emerging military technology in May 2021 during the 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas.

To understand the implications of this emerging technology for the military and its significance for India as a whole join Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retired) and Shashank Sharma for a discussion on the threat from drone swarms, worldwide developments in drone swarm technologies and where India stands in this field.