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, …

Feb 15, 2024 · 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 …

SUMMARY To better understand trends in Chi-nese unmanned systems research, development, acquisi-tion, and employment, and their potential implications, RAND undertook exploratory …

In 2016, during coalition operations against the Islamic State, defense leaders started characterizing drones, especially small-unmanned aircraft systems, as a threat to U.S. military …

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 …

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 …

About This Report This report documents research and analysis conducted as part of a project entitled Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to Support Fires at Division, Brigade Combat Team …

Aug 12, 2025 · This analysis is intended to improve understanding of the People's Liberation Army's (PLA's) perceptions regarding manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) and the PLA's …

Mar 12, 2015 · An exploratory analysis of China's development and use of unmanned systems focuses on maritime unmanned systems, the roles China sees for them, Chinese development …

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