French startup Dronisos has won much applause for lighting up the skies with its choreography of hundreds of drones in light shows, but now it’s gaining attention from defense groups eager to put the company’s command of mass UAV navigation to work in drone swarms flying security missions.
Bordeaux-based Dronisos most recently generated headlines for creating and staging ongoing nightly drone performances celebrating the 30th anniversary of Disneyland Paris – the first UAV light shows ever at a Disney theme park. Further from the public eye, meanwhile, the company’s specialized unit is working with France’s defense giant Naval Group to tailor the startup’s aerial orchestration talents to creating drone swarms in support of client navies.
In a release published Thursday, Naval Group said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Dronisos division Icarus Swarms to formalize what had been an exploratory partnership testing drone swarms in…
