WATER-BASED MITIGATION TECHNIQUES AND NETWORK INTEGRATION TO COUNTER DRONE SWARMS
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Authors
Way, Meagan K.
Subjects
UAS
drone swarm
swarm
drone
autonomous
s-UAS
small-unmanned aircraft systems
unmanned aircraft system
drone swarm
swarm
drone
autonomous
s-UAS
small-unmanned aircraft systems
unmanned aircraft system
Advisors
Buettner, Raymond R., Jr.
Date of Issue
2022-09
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
Potential and current U.S. adversaries are purchasing and deploying commercial small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) in networked swarms. These swarms can be used for intelligence collection and reconnaissance, and have the potential to be weaponized as well. Additionally, the unlawful, but probably not malicious, activity of civilian UAS (drone) operators is of increasing concern. More specifically, there is increased risk to naval assets while in constrained environments, such as harbor transit, where both navigation and weaponized responses are serious concerns. This thesis uses the scenario of protecting a U.S. Navy destroyer entering and exiting a harbor to develop a sUAS mitigation procedure based on existing firefighting and counter-piracy technologies. The proposed procedure includes a communications plan and can be implemented almost immediately using existing civilian and military assets. Additional recommendations to improve the performance of such procedures are provided.
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Information Sciences (IS)
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