Securing Unmanned Devices in Critical Infrastructure: A Survey of Hardware, Network, and Swarm Intelligence

Apr 19, 2026

Unmanned aerial systems integrated into critical infrastructure face security risks spanning hardware vulnerabilities, network exposure, and swarm-intelligence threats. The survey introduces a multidimensional taxonomy covering roots of trust, swarm-related attacks, and domain-specific applications, with emphasis on the Resource–Security Paradox and battery-driven adversarial strategies. It further examines additive manufacturing supply-chain risks, Sim-to-Real gaps in AI perception, and digital forensic readiness, evaluating defensive frameworks such as lightweight encryption, anomaly detection, and blockchain-anchored logging.

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Apr 19, 2026