Micro-recon: US developing autonomous drones to sweep urban war zones

‘A San Diego tech firm specializing in mini-reconnaissance quadcopters has been awarded a million dollar contract to provide drones that scour urban battlefields and beam back critical information to the US army.
Shield AI’s mission statement suggests their flying machines can help solve the “intelligence deficit” that can often mean the difference between life and death for military personnel dropped into densely populated city war zones.
A notice on the US business procurement website, FedBizOpps, reveals the company has recently been contracted by the US Army and Naval Special Warfare Command to work on autonomous tactical airborne drones.’

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