Without giving the audience much time to think, Nick continued his introduction: "In fact, our technology can be applied to many more fields. In theory, all cluster devices can utilize our technology."
"For example, if farming equipment on a large farm is equipped with our technology, then from sowing to pesticide spraying, irrigation, fertilization, harvesting, and transportation, the entire farm can achieve autonomous management and operation."
"Take autonomous driving technology as another example. If all self-driving cars achieve information interconnection and data sharing, what kind of scenario would that be?"
"Actually, in the civilian sector, this technology can be used in many scenarios, which I won't list one by one here."
After saying this, Nick gave the audience below a moment to think and discuss. He also organized his own thoughts and then continued.
"Next, I want to talk about the development prospects of this technology and another major application area."
Two words appeared on the large screen behind Nick—Military.
"As everyone knows, drone swarm technology has always been a key area of research for various countries."
"According to public data, our country has successfully conducted a swarm flight experiment with 112 drones. The current world record is the 169-drone swarm flight experiment conducted by the US Air Force."
"The reason why countries and tech companies are investing heavily in research is entirely because they see its vast development prospects."
"Not to mention anything else, the application of this technology in the military will bring about a technological and tactical revolution in military equipment and even modern warfare."
"Speaking of this, we have to mention a very hot term in the military field: Saturation Rescue—no, it should be Saturation Attack."
Nick made a little joke and then continued.
"The so-called Saturation Attack actually refers to using high-density, continuous attack methods to penetrate defenses, while simultaneously outputting firepower to a single target that exceeds its defensive capacity within a short period of time. This forces its defensive capabilities into a saturated state where it cannot cope, achieving the goal of increasing the probability of penetration and destroying the target."
"In fact, the concept of Saturation Attack is not new; it was proposed during the Cold War. However, for a long time, the Saturation Attack method faced too much criticism and was not taken seriously."
"Usually, the military forces of developed countries or major powers believe that Saturation Attacks are actually an outdated strike method that small countries or minor armed forces are forced to use when dealing with an enemy's superior interception capabilities."
"To put it bluntly, it's about using quantity to compensate for quality, probability to compensate for accuracy, and scale to counter defensive interception capabilities."
"Although practical, it is inefficient and time-consuming. Unless absolutely necessary, this method would not be used for an attack."
"For example, at the beginning of this century, in order to deal with a certain country's powerful naval forces and increasingly frequent coastal provocations, our country equipped and deployed a large number of shore-based mobile missile launchers and a type of missile boat characterized by high-speed stealth penetration."
"The purpose was to use this method during a conflict, employing 'Wolf Pack Tactics' combined with 'Saturation Attacks' against the enemy's advanced vessels, thereby striking and destroying the provocative forces."
"As our military strength, especially the Navy, grew stronger, this method of warfare was gradually abandoned. The original high-speed missile boats were gradually retired or repurposed into offshore patrol boats."
"However, the concept or strategic thinking of Saturation Attacks has been preserved. Not only is it still regarded as a winning formula by the weaker military forces of some countries to defeat advanced military powers, but it is also being re-studied by many advanced nations."
"On one hand, they are researching how to handle and counter such saturation attacks; on the other hand, they are researching how to innovate new technologies under the theory of Saturation Attacks to give it a new lease on life."
"Consequently, Swarm Attacks and Swarm Tactics, proposed based on the theory of Saturation Attacks, have become hot topics for research in various countries."
"The so-called Swarm Attack can actually be seen as an evolution or a variation of the Saturation Attack. However, compared to a simple Saturation Attack, a Swarm Attack is more complex and flexible."
"Simply put, Swarm Attacks and the derived Swarm Tactics are more flexible and intelligent. It is not just a simple collection of numbers, but an optimized strike system based on a massive number of attack units."
"Under the command of this system, numerous attack units can flexibly change formations, combine at will, update combat plans in real-time, change targets, and so on."
"And drone technology, especially drone swarm array technology, is seen as the practical technology closest to this Swarm Attack system."
"After all, from certain perspectives, missiles and drones share many similarities. There are even missiles developed based on drones now, or more crude technologies that involve mounting missiles on drones."
"Even in war-torn conflict zones, militants use simple drones for reconnaissance and attacks."
At this point, Nick glanced at the interested crowd below and then softened his tone.
"Of course, there is still a significant difference between drone technology—or rather, the technology currently used for drone swarm light shows—and military drone swarm flight control technology, which is Swarm Attack technology."
"The drone swarm array technology currently used for light shows only involves changes, combinations, flight, and control within a fixed three-dimensional space."
"What the military values is drone swarm flight control technology that performs formation changes and flight control in real-time three-dimensional space—that is, across different times, terrains, and environments."
"The difference between the two lies only in temporal and spatial variations, yet the technical difficulty is worlds apart. It is still being researched and experimented upon by various countries and has not yet been deployed or put into service."
"Even the seemingly simpler drone swarm array technology for light shows is currently still in its basic stages of development."
"Most drone array light shows are just simple image combinations and light flashes; they cannot perform flexible formation changes and flight control. There is still a long way to go before reaching true drone array and swarm flight control technology."
Speaking to this point, Nick paused, then looked at everyone and said: "What I want to say is, our system will change all of that."
"Hmm?"
The audience below suddenly erupted into a commotion. Even the elderly man with graying hair at his temples, who had been listening to his speech, stood up immediately upon hearing Nick's words.