Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles | RAND
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, …
Defending U.S. Military Bases Against Drones? A Recent Tabletop ...
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 …
Responding to President Trump's Recent Executive Orders on …
Jul 29, 2025 · A recent executive order aims to make the United States a leader in drone technology, balancing rapid unmanned aerial system growth and innovation with the need to …
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, …
Emerging Technology and Risk Analysis: Unmanned Aerial Systems ...
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 …
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 …
Armed and Dangerous? UAVs and U.S. Security | RAND
Apr 7, 2014 · Longer-Range Armed Drones Are Unlikely to Spread Broadly The complexity and expense of long-range armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are quite different from short …
Military Drones | RAND
Jul 29, 2025 · RAND's research on military drones examines the technological development, deployment, and operational effectiveness of uncrewed aerial systems in modern warfare, …
The requirements of these four elements vary based on drone mass, drone altitude, drone use, and pilot license level. Licensing, registration, and insurance requirements are often …
Putin's Drone Strategy Shows the Cracks in Russia's War Machine
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 …