Swarming Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems

Abstract

Swarming is a tactic long employed by military forces to offset military advantages by leveraging emergent technologies. This monograph explores the potential for the employment of swarming on the modern battlefield. The development and operationalization of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and emergent technologies have increased the versatility and lethality of swarm UAVs. Successful integration of this technology into the US military operations requires theory, operational concepts, and tactics that the military has yet to construct. Adversaries of the United States continue to make advances in the use of semi-autonomous and autonomous weapon systems that are quickly reducing the technological gap currently held by the US military. As such, this monograph suggests that the Department of Defense needs to make greater efforts in prioritizing the employment of swarming autonomous UAVs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 24, 2018
Accession Number
AD1070941

Entities

People

  • B. P. Benson

Organizations

  • School of Advanced Military Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Autonomous Weapons
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Drone Swarms
  • Employment
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Military Applications
  • National Security
  • Reconnaissance Aircraft
  • Robotic Swarms
  • Swarming Technologies
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles

Readers

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  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Autonomous System Control
  • Autonomy - UAVs