Over the last decade, there has been a significant increase in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for various purposes. Their compact size, agility, ability to navigate predetermined routes, uncomplicated structure, and reasonable cost have made them a popular choice for many aerial applications. Nevertheless, their size and ability to fly at low altitudes make detecting and tracking UAVs challenging. In the same way, unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) have transformed underwater operations by allowing for a range of tasks that were previously unachievable with manned underwater vehicles. This survey paper presents an outline of the essential features and capabilities of current and future UAVs and UUVs and reviews potential challenges and threats associated with their use. Additionally, it provides an overview of countermeasures against these threats, including methods for detecting, tracking, and categorizing UAVs and UUVs.

Threats from and Countermeasures for Unmanned Aerial and Underwater Vehicles is a survey paper written by Wahab Khawaja, Vasilii Semkin, Naeem Iqbal Ratyal, Qasim Yaqoob, Jibran Gul, and Ismail Guvenc.

Publication Date- May 2022

Threats from and Countermeasures for Unmanned Aerial and Underwater Vehicles contains the following major sections:

  • Introduction
  • Current and Future UAVs
  • Challenges and Threats from Malicious UAVs
  • Radar Systems for UAV Detection, Tracking, and Classification
  • Methods Other Than Radar Systems for UAV Detection, Tracking, and Classification
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Conclusions

Threats from and Countermeasures for Unmanned Aerial and Underwater Vehicles (UAVs and UUVs) is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Authors- Wahab Khawaja, Vasilii Semkin, Naeem Iqbal Ratyal, Qasim Yaqoob, Jibran Gul, and Ismail Guvenc.

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