Small Skies: Countering Small UAS on a Multi-domain Battlefield
Abstract
Over the last decade, state and non-state actors around the world have employed small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) to achieve battlefield effects. This thesis explores the manner in which these systems have been employed in contemporary operations, and the way peer forces may employ these systems in high-intensity combat operations. It also examines existing efforts by the Department of Defense to combat this threat. By establishing models for small UAS employment this thesis provides a basis for tactical units to conduct counter-sUAS on a multi-domain battlefield. Finally, it uses threat models to describe the capabilities required by tactical formations to conduct counter-sUAS operations in high-intensity Multi-Domain Operations and recommends changes through the Doctrine, Organizations, Materiel, and Leadership and Education domains of DOTMLPF-P.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 10, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1211475
Entities
People
- Eric A. Rowland
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College