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, operational …
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 technology availability, …
SUMMARY To better understand trends in Chi-nese unmanned systems research, development, acquisi-tion, and employment, and their potential implications, RAND undertook exploratory analysis …
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle End-to-End Support Considerations
Oct 5, 2005 · Evaluating current end-to-end support postures for certain UAV systems revealed that fielding a new capability quickly can have consequences for its long-term support and for testing and …
Operating Low-Cost, Reusable Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Contested ...
May 11, 2020 · The authors of this report summarize early thinking and analysis about how the U.S. Air Force might employ a force of "attritable"—low-cost and reusable—unmanned aerial vehicles in a …
Feasibility of Laser Power Transmission to a High-Altitude Unmanned ...
Jun 9, 2011 · Solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have demonstrated interesting capabilities for high altitude and long endurance. However, current solar-powered UAVs are …
One intriguing approach is to employ large numbers of relatively low-cost, attritable—low-cost, reusable, and ultimately expendable—unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to perform a variety of tasks in …
Innovative Management in the DARPA High Altitude Endurance …
The U.S. military's development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has been hampered by cost overruns, schedule slippage, and disappointing operational results. The High Altitude Endurance …
Jul 9, 2018 · Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming increas-ingly popular and have many potential applications. This analysis con-siders autonomous UAVs for medical resupply …
Jul 27, 2004 · This report provides the background and results of a review of Air Force UAV and, to the extent possible, unmanned combat aerial xvii vehicle (UCAV) support options.1 The analysis …