Drone Delivery of Bioweapons: Responsibilities for Force Readinesss

Authors

James Giordano, Center for Disruptive Technology and Future Warfare, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
Diane DiEuliis, Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Institute of National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

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Description

The U.S. National Drone Association recently sponsored the inaugural international U.S. Military Drone Crucible Championship to provide a venue for American and allied military drone training, advanced piloting, operational utility, and countermeasure capability.¹ The relevance—and importance—of such incentives and initiatives is clear in light of iterative development, availability, and utilization of drone technology in military operations and potential manifestations of envisioned large-scale drone employment in kinetic and nonkinetic engagements.² Such developments become ever more relevant and critical, as iterative advancements in the biosciences (for example, synthetic biology, gene editing, nanoscale biomaterials) have potential to be used as novel weapons that could employ drone technology for more facile, effective, and efficient delivery to particular types of targets.³

Document Type

Policy Brief

Topic(s)

Biological and Chemical Issues

Publication Date

7-2025

Publication

Strategic Forum

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, D.C.

Recommended Citation

Giordano, James and DiEuliis, Diane, "Drone Delivery of Bioweapons: Responsibilities for Force Readinesss" (2025). Strategic Forums. 139.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/139