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Sw

Swarm

Severity8/10

Drone Swarms

Coordinated physical attacks using autonomous drone swarms operating collectively without direct human control, with terrorist or military applications.

Periodic recordMaliciousarXiv2025

Matthieu Verdoucq, Dari Trendafilov, Clément Sire, Ramón Escobedo, Guy Theraulaz, Gautier Hattenberger

Mitigation Strategy

Development of anti-drone countermeasures (jamming, spoofing, nets), strict regulation of drone autonomy, and prohibition of swarm capabilities in civil systems.

Atomic Number

117

Sw

Risk ID

ts-117

Severity

8/10

Severity Level

117
Critical Risk
Malicious
ts-117
Sw

Swarm

Drone Swarms

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Drone Swarms

Sw
Severity Level8/10

Definition

Coordinated physical attacks using autonomous drone swarms operating collectively without direct human control, with terrorist or military applications.

Mitigation Strategy

Development of anti-drone countermeasures (jamming, spoofing, nets), strict regulation of drone autonomy, and prohibition of swarm capabilities in civil systems.

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