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Podcast: IEN Radio
Episode: Drone Swarms Descend Upon Mock City Hall
Description: In June, DARPA held its second field experiment for the OFFSET program. The OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics program, pairs autonomous air and ground robots to complete missions in urban environments. The test was held at Selby Combined Arms Collective Training Facility in Fort Benning, Georgia. The exercise spanned two city blocks, and the swarms had to locate and isolate a mock city hall building, secure an objective inside and then secure the building. All while creating and monitoring a perimeter, in 30 minutes. This was the second of six planned tests that will take place about six mo...