Gaining Access with Modular Autonomous Drone Swarms (MADS)

Abstract

As the United States shifts its focus to competition with peer adversaries, it will have to find a way to operate within the integrated air defense systems (IADS) of these countries. This challenge is especially true as Marines look to implement expeditionary advanced basing operations (EABO). This type of basing requires additional situational awareness due to the lack of infrastructure in austere locations. Current capabilities in the Marines do not provide the access required to maintain this situational awareness. This concept paper examines the development and employment of a modular autonomous drone swarm (MADS) that can provide a standoff capability required to operate in the IADS of a peer adversary.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 08, 2019
Accession Number
AD1177232

Entities

People

  • Michael Bien

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Launched
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Command And Control
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Information Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Southeast Asia
  • Standards
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Vietnam War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

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  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs