US army wants to fire swarm of weaponised drones from a missile

The US army wants a missile that could shoot a swarm of weaponised drones over a target area. The idea would be to equip existing missiles with the ability to dispense multiple "smart quadcopters" after launch. On release, the quadcopters would unfold, decelerate and fly off under their own power to attack different locations. A single missile could therefore knock out multiple targets. The drone-firing weapon is outlined in a solicitation for design proposals from the Department of Defense.