The biggest achievement of AWE26 was building a system that let British, American and Australian drone swarms share information and data with each other instantly.

The project lead from the British Army explained it like this: “Just as we speak English to one another, machines need common languages to work together effectively. Finding those languages is vital.”

In simple terms: when a British drone swarm collects intelligence, that information gets sent to a British computer server which then shares it with the American and Australian servers straight away. This kind of instant sharing between allies marks a significant breakthrough which could make a huge difference on a future battlefield.