Mar 13, 2026 11:48 AM
What happens when drones are given the ability to think for themselves in the electromagnetic battlefield? L3Harris and Shield AI have just offered a glimpse in a new autonomous electronic warfare trial.
What happens when drones are given the ability to think for themselves in the electromagnetic battlefield? L3Harris and Shield AI have just offered a glimpse in a new autonomous electronic warfare (EW) trial.
The two companies combined L3Harris’ Distributed Spectrum Collaboration and Operations (DiSCO) battle management ecosystem with Shield AI’s Hivemind mission-autonomy software.
In a real-time simulation, DiSCO gathered and analyzed data from multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to create a unified view of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Read the full story on NextGen Defense: Autonomy and Electronic Warfare Converge in ‘Breakthrough’ Trial
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