SAE Media Group, producers of the industry-leading Counter-UAS Conference series and C-UAS Hub online community, is launching the C‑UAS Magazine, dedicated exclusively to counter‑drone technology. For its first digital edition in November 2026, C‑UAS Magazine invites original technical papers from researchers, engineers, and industry experts working across the C‑UAS ecosystem.
The publication will focus on the engineering realities of how counter‑UAS systems actually work — from RF detection and sensor fusion to electronic warfare, mitigation systems, and AI‑driven command and control. Designed for an engineering and technical audience, C‑UAS will examine the physics, software, hardware, and system architectures shaping modern airspace defense.
This call for papers provides experts in the field with an opportunity to share their technical knowledge, lessons learned, and forward‑looking perspectives with a highly engaged audience of defense technologists, system integrators and decision‑makers. We welcome submissions that clarify complex technologies and advance understanding of modern counter‑drone systems.
Topic Focus
We invite papers addressing — but not limited to — the following topic areas:
- Command, Control & AI
- Direction Finding (DF)/Triangulation
- Electro‑Optical / Infrared (EO/IR) Sensors
- Electronic Warfare
- GNSS Signal Monitoring
- Human‑Machine Teaming
- Mitigation & Interdiction Systems
- Modularity and Scalability
- Network & Communications
- Open Architecture, Integration & Technical Interoperability of Systems
- Portable C‑UAS
- Radar Systems
- Remote ID & ADS‑B Receivers
- RF Cyber‑Takeover
- RF Detection & Sensing Technologies
- Sense–Decide–Act Kill Chain Integration
- Sensor Fusion & Tracking
- Software, System Architecture & Integration
Important Dates
- Submission Deadline: August 15, 2026
- Notification of Acceptance: September 2026
- Publication: November 2026
Author Guidelines
- Submissions should be technically detailed, correct and well structured, written for an engineering audience.
- Papers do not need to be peer‑reviewed, but must demonstrate technical rigor, clarity, and originality.
- Papers should avoid marketing language and must focus on technology, system behavior, data, and analysis rather than product promotion.
- Preferred paper length: 2,000–4,000 words.
- Diagrams, charts, equations, technical illustrations, and references must be included where relevant.
- Original, first run content that’s not been published before.
- Do not submit AI-generated content.*
Images and Captions
- Include photos, diagrams, charts, tables (separate file for each graphic required).
- All art submitted must be large-pixel-sized 300 dpi high-resolution (TIF or JPG).
- Tables can be embedded and should be text, not an image.
- All images, figures, and tables require a full sentence caption.
- Avoid AI-generated images.
Submission Instructions
Authors should submit manuscripts in Word or PDF format via email to: CUASMagazine@SAEMediaGroup.com
Please include:
- Paper title
- A brief abstract (50-80 words)
- Author name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information
- A brief author biography (100–150 words)
- Any relevant figures or images embedded or attached
*Authors are completely responsible for any text that is included in their submission. If any part of a submission violates these guidelines, the authors will bear responsibility, regardless of the source of the text. By submitting a manuscript for consideration, you agree to the Terms & Conditions attached below.
