Unmanned Aerial Vehicles | RAND
2023年6月29日 · Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is an aircraft that carries no human pilot or passengers. UAVs—sometimes called drones—can be fully or partially autonomous but are more often controlled remotely by a human pilot. RAND research has contributed to the public discussion on the use of drones for warfare and surveillance.
Emerging Technology and Risk Analysis: Unmanned Aerial Systems ...
2024年2月15日 · Unmanned aerial systems (UASs) or drone technologies, both individual systems and swarms of UASs, have proliferated over the past 25 years for a wide variety of applications. As a result, this technology and the ability to employ these UAS capabilities represent both a current and a growing threat as the technology continues to mature.
The Age of Uncrewed Surface Vessels | RAND - RAND Corporation
2022年11月15日 · The Age of Uncrewed Surface Vessels. A Seahawk medium displacement unmanned surface vessel participates in U.S. Pacific Fleet's Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem in the Pacific Ocean, April 21, 2021. A new age of naval warfare has been inaugurated in the Black Sea, defined by an emerging weapon. Ukraine has employed explosive uncrewed ...
Unmanned Maritime Vessels | RAND
2023年1月9日 · Revive the Ram. In the face of aggressive maneuvers by Chinese vessels, the U.S. Navy can brandish ramming unmanned surface vessels as a capability to inhibit threats while limiting the risk of escalation. These relatively simple, inexpensive vehicles could be used alongside a variety of nonlethal weapons to manage confrontations, giving ...
Emerging Trends in China's Development of Unmanned Systems
2015年3月12日 · As China develops and improves its unmanned-vehicle system production, it is poised to become a global exporter of such systems. Low pricing and lack of export restrictions could make China the top global source of unmanned vehicle systems for many countries in the market for UAV capability. China already has a deal to produce UAVs for Saudi ...
Key findings. Unmanned systems are emerging as a key area of emphasis for China, one that appears to enjoy consid-erable national-level funding and support. Unmanned vehicles with intelligence capabilities could improve Chinese long-distance targeting. Unmanned vehicles with surveillance and reconnais-sance capabilities could play a growing ...
Advancing Autonomous Systems - RAND Corporation
2019年1月4日 · In this report, RAND researchers explore current and potential military applications of autonomous systems, focusing especially on unmanned undersea vehicles and unmanned surface vehicles. The U.S. Navy is interested in developing autonomous capabilities to execute tasks that are increasingly hazardous for humans and to enhance warfighting ...
In addition to supporting the targeting mesh concept, the L-CAAT and related unmanned systems offer the means to generate and sustain air combat power without reliance on runways and with a significantly smaller forward logistics footprint than conventional manned …
small unmanned aerial systems (sUASs), also known as drones. Specifically, it provides a component-level assessment of sUAS technologies. The analysis captured the potential capabilities and limitations of these platforms, with the results of the analysis intended to help the program office inform strategic
Characterizing the Uncrewed Systems Industrial Base | RAND
2023年4月26日 · Improve demand certainty for USVs and UUVs to mitigate the fragility of the maritime DIB. Explore resilience mitigations for lithium-ion batteries, UAS motors, electro-optical components, semiconductors, light detection and ranging sensors, ferrite, iridium, titanium, and …