Editor's Note

Abstract

This issue of Air Power Journal (APJ) looks at many contemporary issues. Swarm drones have been having increasing employability in both offensive and defensive operations. They can do multiple tasks in the same mission, from decoy, suppression of enemy Air defence (SEAD), attacks on surface and aerial targets, electronic warfare support, act as communications relays, and do battle damage assessment, among others. When combined with manned systems in teaming mode, they could have phenomenal combat power