Drone software company Auterion has released new footage showing multiple first-person-view (FPV) quadcopters flying and attacking an inflatable tank decoy in a coordinated swarm demonstration.
The short video shared by Auterion’s CEO, Lorenz Meier, shows several drones converging on a single aim point in close succession, illustrating issues central to swarm operations, including combined flight, timing, and deconfliction.
Find. Fix. Finish. We have built at @auterion the swarm in the industry that scales across manufacturers and drone types to give warfighters the edge on the battlefield they deserve.#swarmsnotdrones pic.twitter.com/uG0LjyQk2A
— Lorenz Meier (@drlorenzmeier) December 10, 2025
Auterion develops swarm-control capabilities under its Nemyx product line, built on its AuterionOS software stack for Skynode-equipped drones. The approach emphasizes software over bespoke hardware, with the aim of coordinating unmanned aircraft from different manufacturers as a single formation rather than relying on dedicated, platform-specific solutions.
From ground swarms to collaborative combat
Interest in swarming technologies has accelerated since the war in Ukraine, where small, low-cost FPV drones have been used extensively for reconnaissance and strike missions. While most drones in Ukraine are still operated individually, the scale of their employment has pushed militaries and industry to explore more advanced coordination and control methods for unmanned systems.
This area of research extends beyond just ground operations and small FPV drones. Several armed forces have expressed their intention to develop skills in using piloted fighter aircraft to control swarms of “collaborative combat aircraft.” In these scenarios, uncrewed systems are anticipated to work alongside crewed platforms. This collaboration aims to enhance sensor coverage, complicate adversary defenses, and mitigate risk.
A growing ecosystem
Auterion’s work sits within a fast-converging ecosystem. In Europe, Thales has been demonstrating supervised-autonomy swarms focused on reducing operator cognitive load rather than removing humans from the loop.
Airbus and Quantum Systems have also showcased mixed-fleet swarm operations for the German armed forces, including AI-controlled missions in GNSS-denied conditions and integration with broader command-and-control systems.