Military Technology

CSIS explores the nexus between defense technologies and emerging challenges to combat effectiveness in the twenty-first century, with analysis led by the Strategic Technologies Program and the International Security Program.

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Photo: U.S. Army

Photo: U.S. Army

Rising Demand and Proliferating Supply of Military UAS

There has been a significant rise in the proliferation of military uninhabited aerial systems. This report reveals drivers and implications by examining the Nagorno-Karabakh war, the Russian war in Ukraine, and contracting and international trade data.

Report by Gregory Sanders , Rose Butchart , Astrid Price , Dan Steinberg , and Alexander Holderness — May 24, 2023

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Seth G. Jones
Senior Vice President; Harold Brown Chair; and Director, International Security Program
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James Andrew Lewis
Senior Vice President; Pritzker Chair; and Director, Strategic Technologies Program
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Tom Karako
Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense Project
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Ian Williams
Fellow, International Security Program and Deputy Director, Missile Defense Project
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Benjamin Jensen
Senior Fellow, Future War, Gaming, and Strategy, and International Security Program
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Cynthia Cook
Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, International Security Program