Motherships May Overwhelm Future Adversaries With Robot Hordes

Motherships May Overwhelm Future Adversaries With Robot Hordes: "According to Greek mythology, the deadly, serpent-like Hydra was nearly undefeatable. Cutting off its head would cause it to grow two back in its place, rendering the creature exponentially more dangerous.



Military agencies and defense contractors have created design concepts and fledgling programs that embody Hydra’s survivability and versatility — a huge fleet of small platforms that can be used to surprise and overwhelm an enemy that thought it had the advantage.  Although the “mothership” concept isn’t new, experts say it may grow increasingly relevant in future years."