Border police carry out checks using a drone before the Chinese People's Police Day on January 8, 2024 in Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. China will mark the Chinese People's Police Day on January 10
Chinese researchers say the new drones will give the PLA a tactical advantage.
  • Chinese researchers have unveiled a military drone capable of splitting into six units in midair. 
  • The multiplying drones could expand into swarms that would confuse air defense systems, experts told Business Insider.
  • The drones aren't necessarily a game changer, one analyst said.

Chinese scientists have reportedly developed a military drone capable of rapidly splitting into six separate units in midair.