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Drone warfare in space: Swarms of autonomous, laser-shooting cubesats could defend Western satellites in orbit

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The U.K. startup Shield Space is racing to apply the lessons of drone warfare in Ukraine to develop swarms of up to 100 autonomous, satellite-defending cubesats.

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