Assessment of the proliferation of certain remotely piloted aircraft systems : response to Section 1276 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 / George Nacouzi, J.D. Williams, Brian Dolan, Anne Stickells, David Luckey, Colin Ludwig, Jia Xu, Yuliya Shokh, Daniel M. Gerstein, Michael H. Decker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nacouzi, George.

Contributor:

Williams, J. D. (John Davis)

Dolan, Bryan.

Stickells, Anne.

Luckey, David.

Ludwig, Colin.

Xu, Jia.

Shokh, Yuliya.

Gerstein, Daniel M., 1958-

Decker, Michael.

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.). Cyber and Intelligence Policy Center.

Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division.

Rand Corporation.

United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.

United States.

Drone aircraft--Government policy--United States.

Drone aircraft.

Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles--Government policy--United States.

Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles.

National security--United States.

National security.

Government policy.

Physical Description:

xx, 70 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2018.

Summary:

Section 1276 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 requires an independent assessment, directed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, of the impact that certain remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) governed by the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) have on U.S. national security interests. The NDAA requires that this evaluation, in the form of a report, be delivered to the congressional defense committees. The congressional language specifically requires that the assessment include evaluation in six areas: (1) a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the scope and scale of the proliferation of RPAs that are category I items (that is, those presumed not to be exportable) under the MTCR; (2) an assessment of the threat that the proliferation of such aircraft among adversaries poses to U.S. interests; (3) an assessment of the impact that the proliferation of such aircraft has on the combat capabilities of and interoperability with allies and partners of the United States; (4) an analysis of the degree to which the United States has limited the proliferation of such aircraft as a result of the application of a "strong presumption of denial" for exports of such aircraft; (5) an assessment of the benefits and risks of continuing to limit exports of such aircraft; and (6) such other matters as the chair considers appropriate. This report contains the results of the researchers' findings and assessment.

Contents:

Introduction

An Assessment of the Scope and Scale of the Proliferation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

The Threat That the Proliferation of Large Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Poses to U.S. Interests

The Impact That the Proliferation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Has on the Combat Capabilities of and Interoperability with U.S. Allies and Partners

The Effect That the Strong Presumption of Denial Has on Exports of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Benefits and Risks of Limiting Exports of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Summary and Conclusions

Appendix A: Assessment of Missile Technology Control Regime Category I Restriction

Appendix B: Export Data for Category I and Near-Category I Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

Notes:

"RAND National Defense Research Institute."

"Prepared for the Deputy Director for Battlespace Awareness (J28), Joint Chiefs of Staff."

"This research was sponsored by the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Directorate for Intelligence and conducted within the Cyber and Intelligence Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-70).

Description based on print resource.

ISBN:

9781977400345

1977400345

OCLC:

1043902027