Veil of secrecy lifted on Pentagon office planning ‘Avatar’ fighters and drone swarms

Veil of secrecy lifted on Pentagon office planning ‘Avatar’ fighters and drone swarms - The Washington Post: "High over Alaska last summer, the Pentagon experimented with new, secret prototypes: Micro-drones that can be launched from the flare dispensers of moving F-16s and F/A-18 fighter jets. Canisters containing the tiny aircraft descended from the jets on parachutes before breaking open, allowing wings on each drone to swing out and catch the wind. Inch-wide propellers on the back provided propulsion as they found one another and created a swarm."