A new demonstration of FUSE, the autonomous technology from Israeli defense company Elbit Systems, showed drone swarms and armed ground robots operating from some of the most exposed positions on the battlefield. FUSE was introduced in September 2026 as a new business line inside Elbit, built around an AI-powered operating system called Dominion-X. The system is designed for what Elbit calls "One2Many" command, in which a single operator directs many aerial and ground platforms at once. It is also meant to keep working where GPS and satellite navigation are unavailable or jammed. According to Elbit, the technologies behind FUSE have accumulated more than 1 million flight hours and 100,000 hours of autonomous ground operations.

The portfolio includes drone swarms for reconnaissance and strike missions, unmanned ground vehicles, one-way attack drones for urban combat and systems for border protection. The goal is to work alongside existing forces and keep soldiers out of harm's way, and FUSE's CEO has said swarms will not completely replace human soldiers. The demonstration reflects a wider military push toward autonomous systems that can scale up quickly. Still, the performance figures come from the company itself, and independent verification is limited. The big questions now are how much human control remains over armed machines in the field and how these systems will perform against real jamming and enemy fire.