Swarm drone

Swarm drones were native to Altamid, left behind by the planet's former inhabitants sometime prior to the 2160s and repurposed to serve Krall in the following century.

Resembling insect-like humanoids, these drones were equipped with particle weapons and were heavily armored. They were capable of piloting small vessels to perform complicated attack maneuvers, as displayed in 2263 when Krall led his soldiers in the destruction of the USS Enterprise (alternate reality).

Despite their skill in warfare, these drones were incapable of working independently, relying on networked communication with Krall in order to perform their tasks. This weakness was exploited by the former crew of the Enterprise, who used a specifically calibrated radio broadcast from the USS Franklin (NX-326) to disrupt the Swarm's communications and ultimately destroy them.