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Autonomous Vehicles Library
This is a collection of research studies on the technology of unmanned aerial, ground, surface, and sub-surface vehicles, with with articles on related scientific, mathematical, and engineering concepts.

14CFR - PARTS 89,91,101,107,135 Study Guide
3DP - 3D Printing Technology
4GW - Fourth Generation Warfare
AAM - Advanced Air Mobility
ABC - Artificial Bee Colony Algorithms
ACO - Ant Colony Optimization
ACT - Autonomous Drone Collaboration
AFR – Air Force Research Laboratory
ALG – Abstract Algebra in Drone Technology
AML – Adversarial Machine Learning in Electronic Warfare
AMM – Advanced Multilayered Mobile Force Protection of Drones
ARM – Army Futures Command
ART – Drones for Artillery Targeting
ASD – Acoustic Signature Drone Detection
ASW – Asymmetric Warfare
ATF – Air Traffic Control – Future
ATS – Autonomous Teaming Software Development
ATT – Attritable Drone Systems
AUS – Advanced Uncrewed Systems
AUT – Autonomous Air Traffic Control
AV – The Future of Air Travel
AZB – Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict
BAR – Barrage Jamming of Drone Swarms
BAT – 3D Printing on the Battlefield
BDA – Battle Damage Assessment with Drones
BFT – Byzantine Fault Tolerance
BIO – Biomimetic Drone Design
BLCK - Blockchain Technology in Drone Swarms
BOA – Base Oversight of Autonomous Response (BOAR)
BOR – Drones for Border Patrol
BRI – Chinese Belt and Road Initiative
BVL – Beyond Visual Life of Sight Navigation
CAB – PLA Cabbage Strategy
CCA – Collaborative Combat Aircraft
CCD – Combat Capabilities Development Command
CDL – Common Data Link Technology
CHG – Automated Drone Charging Stations
CJA – Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control
COL – Collision Avoidance in Drone Swarms
CON – Consensus Control in Drone Swarms
CPC – Cryptographic Protocols for Secure Communication
CSA – Counter Swarm Applications
CYB – Cyber Security Risks in Drone Operations
DAR – DARPA Strategic Technology Office
DBA – Drone Brigades In the Army Reserve
DCA – Commercial Applications for Drone Technology
DEW – Directed Energy Weapons for Drone Defense
DFR – Digital Flight Rules
DII – Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grants
DIS – Drones for Disaster Management
DIU – Defense innovation Unit
DMN – Drone Mesh Networks
DMP – Decentralized Model Predictive Control
DOT – U.S. Training of Drone Operators
DRL – Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms
DRT – U.S. Training of Drone Technicians

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AGO – FAA PART 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operations and Smart Cities
ARD – Autonomous Resupply Drones for Forward Operations
AWS – Autonomous Weapons Systems Proliferation
BDF – Blockchain for Drone Flight Authorization and Tracking
BIS – Bio-Inspired Sensors
BTI – Biometric Targeting and Identification from Drones
CAA – Cryptocurrency for Asymmetric Actor Financing
CCC – Covert Communication Channels in Benign Traffic
CEW – Cognitive Electronic Warfare Systems
CNI – Coalition Network Integration and Monitoring
CPA – Cyber-Physical Attacks on Infrastructure
CSC – Commercial Shipping Container Weapon Platforms
CTW – COTS Technology Weaponization
CWD – Cold Weather Drone Operations
DAS – Distributed Antenna Systems in Drone Technology
DDM – Drones For Land Mine Detection
DDP – Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient
DFO – Drones as Artillery Forward Observers
DFT – Deepfake Technology in Information Operations
DIB – Drone In a Box Systems
DKC – Distributed Kill Chain Network Architectures
DMC – Drone-Based Mine Countermeasures
DNC – Drone-Mounted Net Capture Systems
DOD – Drone Operations in Dense Urban Terrain
DOS – Desert Operations and Sand Ingestion
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DSC – Network Automation for Drone Swarm Coordination
DSM – Cognitive Radio for Dynamic Spectrum Management
DSR – Drone Swarm Recovery Tactics
DTN – Delay-Tolerant Networking for Disrupted Operations
DWA – Dark Web and Anonymity Networks for Coordination
ECM – Electronic Countermeasures for Drone Defense
ECP – Hybrid Electric Combustion Propulsion for Extended Range Drones
ECR – Edge Computing for Real-Time Drone Data Processing
EDGE – Edge Computing for Drone Swarms
END – Drone Endurance and Range
EOU – Air Force Experimental Operations Unit
ESC – Enhanced Multi-Agent Swarm Control Algorithm
ESM – Electromagnetic Spectrum Monitoring in Combat
ETA – Encrypted Traffic Analysis Without Encryption
EVT – EVTOL Aircraft Racing
FDR – Additive Manufacturing for Field Drone Repair
FIB – Fiber Optic Controlled Drones
FLD – Federated Learning for Distributed Drone Intelligence
FOC – Free-Space Optical Communications for Drone Networks
FDR – Additive Manufacturing for Field Drone Repair
FUZ – Fuzzy Logic in Drone Technology
GAM – Game Theory in Drone Technology
GEC – Graphene-Enhanced Composite Structures
GEO – Geofencing in the Control of Drone swarms
GER – Gerasimov Doctrine
GPS – GPS-Denied Navigation of Drones
GRA – Drones and Gray Zone Tactics
GSD – GNSS Spoofing Detection and Mitigation
HEL – High-Energy Laser Systems for Drone Defense
HBO – High-Rise Building Operations and Mitigation
HBW – Hybrid Warfare
HDP – High-Altitude Drone Performance
HFC – Hydrogen Fuel Cells in Tactical UABs
HIP – Human-Swarm Interaction Paradigms
HIT – Hyperspectral Imaging for Target Discrimination
HMA – Hybrid Mesh Architectures
HMC – High-Power Microwave Counter-Electronics
HMI – Human-Machine Integration Platoons
HOP – Frequency Hopping
HPM – High Power Microwave Systems
HYB – Hybrid Power
IBP – Integrated Battle Problem Exercise
IMT – IIot to IOMT Technology transfer
IND – Interceptor Drone Technology
INF – Infrastructure Inspection by Drones
INM – Intent-Based Networking for Military Operations
INT – Intelligence and Chinese Espionage
IOD – Internet of Drones
ISR – Israel-Iran Conflict of 2025
JAD – Joint All-Domain Command and Control Network Architectures
JAM – Defense Against Drone Jamming
JIT – Joint Interagency Task Force 401
KAL – Kalman Filters in Drone Technology
KBS – Kilobot Swarms Applications
KRO – KROPYVA-Ukrainian Combat Control System
LAA – Low Altitude Authorization and Notification
LAM – Latency Management and Architecture
LAT – Communication Latency in Drone Swarms
LAW – Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
LDM – Layered Defense With Multiple Technologies
LDR – Light Detection and Ranging
LEM – Long-Endurance Maritime ISR Drones
LEO – LEO Constellation Network Management
LET – Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course
LID – Lidar on Drones
LIT – Light Shows and Autonomous Drones
LLM – Large Language Models in Drone Control
LMD – Light Marine Air Defense Integrated system
LMU – Loitering Munitions in Urban Warfare
LOI – Loitering Munitions – Kamikaze Drones
LTE – Long Term Evolution (LTE) Communication Standards
MAN – Magnetic Anomaly Navigation
MDO – Multi-Domain Operations Network Requirements
MDS – Explainable AI for Military Decision Support
MED – Drone-Based Medical Evacuation
MFG – Ukrainian Drone Manufacturing 2025
MMA – Metamaterial Applications For Drone Stealth Technology
MNA – Mobile Ad-Hoc Network Architecture (MANET)
MMT – Maritime Militia Tactics and Organization
MNI – Mesh Networks for Insurgent Communications
MNS – Mobile Ad-Hoc Network Security
MNT – Mesh Network Topology
MOA – Meerkat Optimization Algorithm
MOL - Molecular Dynamics in Drone Technology
MOS – Mosaic Warfare
MRS – Manta Ray Submersibles
MSF – Multi-Sensor Fusion Techniques for Drone Navigation
MUM – Manned-Un-manned Teaming
MWT – Morphing Wing Technology
NAD – AI-Powered Network Anomaly Detection
NAT – NATO PREPARATION for Drone Warfare
NAV – Navy Task Force 59
NCI – Neuromorphic Camera Integration
NDO – NATO Drone Operator Qualifications
NDT – Network Digital Twins for Predictive Maintenance
NET – Network Monitoring for Drone Operations
NEU – Neural Networks and Drone Technology
NFV – Network Function Virtualization Security
NMC – Network Monitoring in Contested Environments
NSD – NETWORK (5G/6G) Slicing for Drone Operations
OCL – Operator Cognitive Load in Swarm Management
OCT – Ukraine Octopus Drone
OIL – Optical Inter-Satellite Links
ORI – Opportunistic Resilient Network Topologies (ORIENT)
OSI – Open Source Intelligence
PDP – Programmable Data Planes for Tactical Networks
PEN – Pentagon Replicator Program
PGI – Defense innovation Unit – Uncrewed Systems
PGM – Photogrammetry Techniques with Drones
PLA – PLA Drone Warfare Capabilities
PMC – Private Military Companies in Proxy Warfare
PMI – Predictive Maintenance Using IoT and AI
POD – Psychological Operations via Drone Platforms
PPO – Proximal Policy Optimization
PSD – Pseudo-Satellite (High-Altitude Long-Endurance) Drones
PWP – 3D-Printed Weapons Proliferation
QCP – Quantum Computing
QCS – Quantum Communication Security Protocols
QCT – Quantum Computing Threats to Cryptography
QMN – Quantum Magnetometers for Navigation in GPS-Denied Environments
QNM – Quantum-Safe Network Monitoring
QRS – Quantum Radar and Sensing Applications
QSN – Quantum Sensing for Navigation and Targeting
QUA – Quantum Entanglement Based Sensing
RAR – Rare Earth Elements in Drone Manufacture
RAS – Robotic and Autonomous Systems
REL – Relay Drones on the Battlefield
RTK – Real-time Kinematics GPS
RTT – Real Time Target Identification
SAD – Situational Awareness in Drone Swarms
SAS – Sweden Arctic Strike 2025
SBH – Stratospheric Balloon-Drone Hybrid Systems
SCD – Economic Warfare through Supply Chain Disruption
SCF – Swarm Cohesion and Formation Control
SCI – Smart City Infrastructure for Counter-Drone Operations
SCR – Satellite Communications for Remote Insurgent Operations
SCS – South China Sea Conflict
SDC – Satellite-Direct Drone Communications
SDS – Sense – Decide – Strike
SDV – Submersible Delivery Vehicles
SFT – Sensor Fusion in Drone Swarms
SHA – SHAHED 136 (HESA) Drone
SHM – Self-Healing Materials for Combat Damage Resilience
SJC – Satellite Jamming from Commercial Platforms
SIM – Space-Based Internet Monitoring and Security
SLM – Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
SMC – Smart Cities Applications of Drone Technology
SMM – Social Media Manipulation at Scale
SNP – Simple Network Management Protocol and Smart Cities
SSB – Solid State Battery Integration in Military Drones
STA – Stablecoins in Asymmetric Warfare
STAR – Star Wars Pod Racing
STIG – Stigmergy
SUB – Ghost Shark Drone Submarines
SWA – Drone Swarm Operations
TAC – Tactical Surveillance Drones
TAI – Taiwan Defense vs China
TAR – Autonomous Target ID and Engagement
TBP – Training Birds of Prey for Counter-Drone Operations
TDL – Tactical Data Link Monitoring and Security
TEC – Drone Technician
THR – Terahertz Radar for Through-Wall Surveillance
TJE – Tropical and Jungle Environments
TLR – Transfer Learning for Rapid Tactical Adaptation
TOP – Algebraic Topology
TRN – Terrain Referenced Navigation
TUR - Türkiye and the Global Drone Industry
UAD – Ukraine Army of Drones
UBI – Ukraine Brave1 Initiative
UFM – Underground Facility Mapping and Surveillance
UGV – Uncrewed Ground Vehicles
UKR – The Ukraine-Russia Conflict - 2022 to 2025
UKT – Ukraine Training of Drone Operators
USV – Unmanned Surface Vehicles
UTN – Underground Tunnel Networks for Strategic Mobility
UUV – Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
VIO – Visual Inertial Odometry
VPS – Visual Positioning Systems
WAR – The Future of Warfare
WMD – Miniaturized Weapons of Mass Destruction
WMT – Weather Modification for Tactical Advantage
WPT – Wireless Power Transfer for Drone Swarms
YOK – You Only Look Once Architecture
ZTA – Zero Trust Architecture Implementation and Monitoring