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US Marines test Perennial Autonomy Hornet, Bumblebee and Merops interceptor as networked swarm

Published 24 August 2026

Exercises with the US Marine Corps 2nd Division integrated three distinct Perennial Autonomy platforms — the Hornet kamikaze drone, the Bumblebee V1 multicopter, and the AS-3 Merops interceptor — under a single command network. The trial specifically aimed to demonstrate that offensive strike, ISR and counter-drone roles can be fused and managed as a unified autonomous swarm.

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