Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (SUAS) in Divisional Brigades

Electronic Warfare and Spectrum Management Considerations

Jan Osburg, Timothy Parker, Hunter Stoll, Scott Boston, Terrence K. Kelly

ResearchPublished Apr 8, 2025

The authors assessed challenges and opportunities related to integrating small uncrewed aircraft systems (SUAS) with electronic warfare capabilities in divisional brigades, focusing on reconnaissance and fires missions. Because electronic warfare and spectrum management are closely intertwined, the authors also identified ways to make units more effective in meeting spectrum management challenges. This report is part of a series that provides recommendations for the acquisition and employment of SUAS for the XVIII Airborne Corps.

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Osburg, Jan, Timothy Parker, Hunter Stoll, Scott Boston, and Terrence K. Kelly, Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (SUAS) in Divisional Brigades: Electronic Warfare and Spectrum Management Considerations, RAND Corporation, RR-A2642-4, 2025. As of April 30, 2025: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2642-4.html

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Osburg, Jan, Timothy Parker, Hunter Stoll, Scott Boston, and Terrence K. Kelly, Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (SUAS) in Divisional Brigades: Electronic Warfare and Spectrum Management Considerations. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2025. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2642-4.html.
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