Atlas Drone Swarm System

Atlas Drone Swarm System Latest News

Recently, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unveiled its new Atlas drone swarm system (atelasi).

About Atlas Drone Swarm System

• It is a mobile battlefield platform designed to deploy and coordinate large numbers of drones from a single command point. 
• The system is manufactured by China Electronic Technology Group Corporation (CETC), a state-owned defence electronics conglomerate working closely with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
• Mounted on vehicles, the system is intended to launch up to 96 drones in a coordinated swarm, with control consolidated under one operator. 
• Built around a Swarm-2 combat vehicle, a command unit, and a support vehicle, Atlas is designed for reconnaissance, electronic disruption, and coordinated strikes.

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Atlas Drone Swarm System Features

• The Swarm-2 platform can carry and launch up to 48 fixed-wing drones, while a single command vehicle can control up to 96 drones simultaneously in a coordinated swarm.
• The three-seconds launch sequencing between drones allows the full deployment of 96 drones within roughly 300 seconds for reconnaissance or attack missions. 
• The system enables flexible grouping of drones into different operational formations, including coordinated defensive structures and precision strike patterns.
• Each drone within the Atlas system can carry different payloads. The drones can reportedly be equipped with electro-optical reconnaissance payloads, strike munitions, and relay communications packages, allowing the swarm to be configured for surveillance, attack support, battlefield sensing, and communications extension.
• The system is designed for swarm-level coordination, where drones can adapt formations and execute tasks collectively while retaining individual autonomy.

Source: IE