Auterion's Nemyx software capable of supporting hundreds of UAVs in swarm

Screengrab of an operator spotting four vehicles using a Kestrel UAV swarm during JPMRC 26-1. The UAVs were designated using the Nemyx Pixel Lock feature and went on to engage independently to neutralise their targets. (Auterion)

Auterion's swarming software Nemyx was used to demonstrate at least 20 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating in a swarm, but the architecture is built to support hundreds, Lorenz Meier, founder and CEO of Auterion told Janes on 13 January.

“The software scales significantly beyond current tests,” Meier said.

On 2 December 2025, Auterion announced its team had scaled a 20-UAV swarm enabled by Nemyx during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Centre Rotation 26-01 (JPMRC 26-1) exercises, which took place in November in Hawaii. The swarming software was integrated into Lightning Lab Kestrel 5-inch quadcopters.

Then in December 2025, Auterion said Nemyx was used during a live demonstration in Munich, Germany, to execute a “unified, end-to-end kill chain” using a total of 10 UAVs. The swarm included eight short-range first-person view (FPV) loitering munitions and two medium-range fixed-wing platforms. Three different manufacturers participated in the demonstration including Netherlands-based vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAV manufacturer DeltaQuad, an undisclosed German manufacturer, and an undisclosed Ukrainian manufacturer, according to Meier.

According to Auterion's 12 December press release, the FPVs executed low-altitude engagements and the fixed-wing UAVs conducted intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR). Nemyx operates “both loitering munitions and surveillance UAVs simultaneously”, Meier said. “All FPV munitions were using payloads,” he added.