The problem with that is processing capabilities. There is no computer small enough to fit on them, even a swarm in great numbers, for them to process and adapt. They require data servers to control the swarm for a reason. For them to adapt, it would take massive amounts of calculations and that technology doesn't exist. Even with quantum computing, that technology won't exist for a very long time, if ever. They use swarms, not for shotgun spray pattern hoping one hits the target, but because they require so many drones to scan and process the data they share with the networked servers.
I would beg to differ. The average smartphone I believe has more than enough capability to compute flight paths and identify targets all offline. especially if you pre-program a target before launch.
A smartphone uses 'cloud' services for more than just data storage, more than you think. Translation services are useless offline for a reason, and not just google stealing your data.
And one frequency jammer would send the horde into freespin.
if they are autonomous and use dead reckoning for navigation, they could circumvent this issue.
The issue then is you have autonomous kill bots flying around.
'That sounds like a feature to us! Lets sell 1 Billion to some middle eastern shithole' - Pentagon
The problem with that is processing capabilities. There is no computer small enough to fit on them, even a swarm in great numbers, for them to process and adapt. They require data servers to control the swarm for a reason. For them to adapt, it would take massive amounts of calculations and that technology doesn't exist. Even with quantum computing, that technology won't exist for a very long time, if ever. They use swarms, not for shotgun spray pattern hoping one hits the target, but because they require so many drones to scan and process the data they share with the networked servers.
I would beg to differ. The average smartphone I believe has more than enough capability to compute flight paths and identify targets all offline. especially if you pre-program a target before launch.
A smartphone uses 'cloud' services for more than just data storage, more than you think. Translation services are useless offline for a reason, and not just google stealing your data.