Jun 2, 2025 · RAND's research on uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) analyzes their roles in defense, intelligence, and civilian applications. Studies focus on technology advancement, operational …

Jun 2, 2025 · Drones increasingly threaten military personnel and bases, both at home and abroad. In March, a tabletop exercise with over 100 participants from more than 24 federal agencies explored …

Feb 15, 2024 · Researchers provide an assessment of the risk to the U.S. homeland from intelligent swarm technology using unmanned aerial systems or drones. They consider technology availability, …

Jul 29, 2025 · RAND's research on military drones examines the technological development, deployment, and operational effectiveness of uncrewed aerial systems in modern warfare, including …

Dec 1, 2022 · KEY FINDINGS Unmanned aerial systems (UASs), or drone technologies, for both individual systems and for surrogate swarms represent a current threat and, in the case of intelligent …

Purpose and Approach The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Direc-torate (S&T) asked the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center to create an …

The communication channel between the human operator and the drone handles operation and control of the drone. The first link in this system is a person, who can be viewed as the primary operator of …

Oct 18, 2019 · Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are proliferating in both commercial and military markets. Blood makes for an interesting UAV delivery case study because blood products …

Oct 23, 2024 · Russia's efforts to boost drone production face challenges due to reliance on foreign parts, especially from China. Despite ambitions to produce 1.4 million drones, systemic issues and …

Drone delivery aims to overcome that limitation by exploiting the vertical dimension above city streets. This report explores the vehicle design aspects of the delivery drone problem, including flight …