Future Applications of Photonics and Emerging Technologies for Security and Defense Using Drones in Africa

Africa has imported most of its security and defense drones. This paper explores the opportunities and challenges in advancing drones using photonics and emerging technologies and proposes a military-standard drone solution with essential technologies, affordable and manufacturable in Africa.

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Published in:	2021 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (RAPID) pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors:	Muriungi, Kithinji, Oluoch, Elvis, Murimi, Chris, Yahya, Samia, Chebet, Beryl, Ngoda, Benard, Kimeli, Allan, Mwenda, George
Format:	Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	IEEE 01-08-2021
Subjects:	Africa Conferences future drones Hardware Machine learning Organizations photonics applications security and defense Software Terrorism
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Summary:	Africa has imported most of its security and defense drones. This paper explores the opportunities and challenges in advancing drones using photonics and emerging technologies and proposes a military-standard drone solution with essential technologies, affordable and manufacturable in Africa.
DOI:	10.1109/RAPID51799.2021.9521458