L3Harris presented Amorphous, a software platform to control swarms of unmanned systems across multiple domains, allowing aerial drones, ships and other platforms to operate together seamlessly.

The software, based on aopen and scalable architecture, is designed to handle thousands of payloads, meeting the requirements of the US Department of Defence for advanced integration of autonomous systems.

Jon Rambeau, president of L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems, described it as a conductor for command and control of autonomous fleets. "The problem is no longer managing tens or hundreds of assets, but thousands simultaneously, which is impossible with human control alone," he said.

Unlike models based on a mother ship, Amorphous coordinates one leaderless swarmby distributing commands among all platforms. This reduces operational risks in case of loss of communication or neutralisation of a key unit, explained Toby Magsig, vice president of autonomous systems.

Amorphous has already been tested in Pentagon programmes such as Replicatorwhich aims to deploy thousands of drones by August, and is based on L3Harris' experience with the Project Overmatch the US Navy and the US Army.

For Replicator, L3Harris, together with Anduril Industries e Swarm Aerodemonstrates the ability to co-ordinate hundreds of platforms within the initiative Autonomous Collaborative Teamingmanaged by the Defence Innovation Unit.

Rambeau emphasised the importance of anopen architecturewith interfaces accessible to third parties to ensure maximum compatibility. "This is a key element in the success of Amorphous"he emphasised.

Magsig confirmed that the software has already been tested at several events and that many more demonstrations will follow.