Semper Flight Academy - Body of Knowledge
The Semper Flight Body of Knowledge is available to Semper Flight subscribers. The training courses developed from these collections are used to provide a thorough overview of drone technology and asymmetric warfare to military personnel, university professors and graduate students, and corporate managers.
Body of Knowledge TOC JAN 09 2026 Listing of 217 courses, 2739 research papers.
14 CFR Parts 89,91,101,107,135 - formerly FAA 107 (14CFR)
49 CFR Parts 1544,1546,1548 - formerly FAA 108 (49CFR)
3D Printed Weapons Proliferation (PWP)
3D Printing on the Battlefield (BAT)
3D Printing Technology (3DP)
Abstract Algebra in Drone Technology (ALG)
Acoustic Signature Drone Detection (ASD)
Additive Manufacturing for Field Drone Repair (FDR)
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)
Advanced Multilayered Mobile Force Protection (AMM)
Advanced Uncrewed Systems (AUS)
Advances in Drone Endurance and Range (END)
Adversarial Machine Learning in Electronic Warfare (AML)
AI-Powered Network Anomaly Detection (NAD)
Air Force Experimental Operations Unit (EOU)
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFR)
Air Traffic Control - Future (ATC)
Algebraic Topology and Drone Technology (TOP)
Ant Colony Optimization (ACO)
Army Futures Command (ARM)
Artificial Bee Colony Algorithms (ABC)
Asymmetric Warfare (ASW)
Attritable Drone Systems (ATT)
Automated Drone Charging Stations (CHG)
Autonomous Air Traffic Control (AUT)
Autonomous Drone Collaboration (ACT)
Autonomous Target ID and Engagement (TAR)
Autonomous Collaborative Teaming Software Development (ATS)
Autonomous Resupply Drones for Forward Operations (ARD)
Autonomous Weapons Systems Proliferation (AWS)
Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict (1988 to 2025) (AZB)
Barrage Jamming of Drone Swarms (BAR)
Base Oversight of Autonomous Response (BOA)
Battle Damage Assessment with Drones (BAT)
Beyond Visual Line of Sight Navigation (BVL)
Biometric Targeting and Identification from Drones (BTI)
Biomimetic Drone Design (BIO)
Blockchain for Drone Flight Authorization and Tracking (BDF)
Blockchain Solutions with Autonomous Drone Swarms (BLCK)
Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT)
Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
Coalition Network Integration and Monitoring (CNI)
Cognitive Electronic Warfare Systems (CEW)
Cognitive Radio for Dynamic Spectrum Management (DSM)
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)
Collision Avoidance in Drone Swarms (COL)
Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCD)
Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJA)
Commercial Applications for Drones (DCA)
Commercial Shipping Container Weapon Platforms (CSC)
Common Data Link Technology (CDL)
Communication Latency in Drone Swarms (LAT)
Consensus Control in Drone Swarms (CON)
COTS Technology Weaponization (CTW)
Counter Swarm Applications (CSA)
Covert Communication Channels in Benign Traffic (CCC)
Cryptocurrency for Asymmetric Actor Financing (CAA)
Cryptographic Protocols for Secure Communication (CPC)
Cyber-Physical Attacks on Infrastructure (CPA)
Cyber Security Risks in Drone Operations (CYB)
Dark Web and Anonymity Networks for Coordination (DWA)
DARPA - Strategic Technology Office (DAR)
Decentralized Model Predictive Control (DMP)
Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDP)
Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms (DRL)
Deepfake Technology in Information Operations (DFT)
Defense Against Drone Jamming (JAM)
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
Defense Innovation Unit - Uncrewed Systems (PGI)
Delay-Tolerant Networking for Disrupted Operations (DTN)
Digital Flight Rules (DFR)
Distributed Antenna Systems in Drone Technology (DAS)
Distributed Kill Chain Network Architectures (DKC)
Directed Energy Weapons for Drone Defense (DEW)
Drone-Based Medical Evaluation (MED)
Drone Brigades in the Army Reserve (DBA)
Drone in a Box Systems (DIB)
Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grants (DII)
Drone Mesh Networks (DMN)
Drone Mounted Net Capture System (DNC)
Drone Operations in Dense Urban Terrain (DOD)
Drone Swarm Operations (SWA)
Drone Swarm Recovery Tactics (DSR)
Drone Technician (TEC)
Drones and Gray Zone Tactics (GRA)
Drones as Artillery Forward Observers (DFO)
Drones for Artillery Targeting (ART)
Drones for Border Patrol (BOR)
Drones for Disaster Management (DIS)
Economic Warfare Through Supply Chain Disruption (SCD)
Edge Computing in Controlling Drone Swarms (EDGE)
Edge Computing for Real-Time Drone Data Processing (ECR)
Electronic Countermeasures for Drone Defense (ECM)
Encrypted Traffic Analysis without Decryption (ETA)
Enhanced Multi-Agent Swarm Control Algorithm (ESC)
eVTOL Aircraft Racing (EVT)
Explainable AI for Military Decision Support (MDS)
FAA 137 Agricultural Operations and Smart Cities (AGO)
Federated Learning for Distributed Drone Intelligence (FLD)
Fiber-Optic Controlled Drones (FIB)
Fourth Generation Warfare (4GW)
Free Space Optical Communications for Drone Networks (FOC)
Frequency Hopping (HOP)
Future of Air Travel (AV)
Future of Warfare (WAR)
Fuzzy Logic in Drone Technology (FUZ)
Game Theory in Drone Technology (GAM)
Geofencing in the Control of Drone Swarms (GEO)
Gerasimov Doctrine (GER)
Ghost Shark Drone Submarines (SUB)
GNSS Spoofing Detection and Mitigation (GSD)
GPS-Denied Navigation of Drones (GPS)
Graphene-Enhanced Composite Structures (GEC)
High Energy Laser for Drone Defense (HEL)
High Power Microwave Counter-Electronics (HMC)
High Power Microwave Systems (HPM)
Human-Machine Integration Platoons (HMI)
Human-Swarm Interaction Paradigms (HIP)
Hybrid Electric-Combustion Propulsion for Extended Range Drones (ECP)
Hybrid Mesh Architectures (HMA)
Hybrid Power Systems for Drones (HYB)
Hybrid Warfare (HBW)
Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Tactical UAVs (HFC)
Hyperspectral Imaging for Target Discrimination (HIT)
IIoT to IoMT Technology Transfer (IMT)
Infrastructure Inspection by Drones (INF)
Integrated Battle Problem Exercises (Taiwan Strait 2025) (IBP)
Integrated Ukraine Octopus Drone (OCT)
Intelligence and Chinese Espionage (INT)
Intent-Based Networking for Military Operations (INM)
Interceptor Drone Technology (IND)
Internet of Drones (IOD)
Israel-Iran Conflict (ISR)
Joint All-Domain Command and Control Network Architectures (JAD)
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIT)
Kalman Filters in Drone Technology (KAL)
Kilobot Swarms Applications (KBS)
KROPYVA - Ukrainian Combat Control System (KRO)
Large Language Models in Drone Control (LLM)
Latency Management and Architecture (LAM)
Layered Defense with Multiple Technologies(LDM)
LEO Constellation Network Management (LEO)
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAW)
LiDAR on Drones (LID)
Light Detection and Ranging (LDR)
Light Marine Air Defense integrated System (LMD)
Light Shows and Autonomous Drones (LIT)
Loitering Munitions in Urban Warfare (LMU)
Loitering Munitions - Kamikaze Drones (LOI)
Long Term Evolution Communication Standards (LTE)
Low Altitude Authorization and Notification (LAA)
Magnetic Anomaly Navigation (MAN)
Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM)
Manta Ray Submersibles (USA and China) (MRS)
Maritime Militia Tactics and Organization (MMT)
Meerkat Optimization Algorithm (MOA)
Mesh Networks for Insurgent Communications (MNI)
Mesh Network Topologies (MNT)
Metamaterial Applications for Drone Stealth Technology (MMA)
Miniaturized Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Mobile Ad-Hoc Network (MANET) Architecture (MNA)
Molecular Dynamics in Drone Technology (MOL)
Morphing Wing Technology for Multi-Mission Adaptability (MWT)
Mosaic Warfare (MOS)
Multi-Domain Operations Network Requirements (MDO)
Multi-Sensor Fusion Techniques for Drone Navigation (MSF)
NATO Drone Operator Qualifications (NDO)
NATO Preparation for Drone Warfare (NAT)
Navy Task Force 59 (NAV)
Network Automation for Drone Swarm Coordination (DSC)
Network Digital Twins for Predictive Maintenance (NDT)
Network Function Virtualization Security (NFV)
Network (5G/6G) Slicing for Drone Operations (NSD)
Network Monitoring for Drone Operations (NET)
Network Monitoring in Contested Environments (NMC)
Neural Networks and Drone Technology (NEU)
Neuromorphic Camera Integration (NCI)
Open Source Intelligence (OSI)
Operator Cognitive Load in Swarm Management (OCL)
Opportunistic Resilient Network Topologies (ORIENT)
Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OIL)
Paessler Router Traffic Grapher (PAE)
Paessler Strategic Pathways (PSP)
Pentagon Replicator Program (PEN)
People’s Liberation Army Drone Warfare Capabilities (PLA)
Photogrammetry Techniques with Drones (PGM)
PLA Cabbage Strategy (CAB)
Predictive Maintenance Using IoT and AI (PMI)
Private Military Companies in Proxy Warfare (PMC)
Programmable Data Planes for Tactical Networks (PDP)
Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO)
Psychological Operations via Drone Platforms (POD)
Quantum Communication Security Protocols (QCS)
Quantum Computing and Swarm Coordination (QCP)
Quantum Computing Threats to Cryptography (QCT)
Quantum Entanglement Based Sensing (QUA)
Quantum Magnetometers for Navigation in GPS-Denied Environments (QMN)
Quantum Radar and Sensing Applications (QRS)
Quantum-Safe Network Monitoring (QNM)
Quantum Sensing for Navigation and Targeting (QSN)
Rare Earth Elements in Drone Manufacture (RAR)
Real-Time Kinematics GPS (RTK)
Real-Time Target Identification (RTT)
Relay Drones in Military Operations (REL)
Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS)
Satellite Communications for Remote Insurgent Operations (SCR)
Satellite-Direct Drone Communications (SDC)
Satellite Jamming from Commercial Platforms (SJC)
Self-Healing Materials for Combat Damage Resilience (SHM)
Sense - Decide - Strike (SDS)
Sensor Fusion in Drone Swarms (SFT)
Shahed 136 Drone and Geran 2 Drone (SHA)
Simple Network Management Protocol and Smart Cities (SNP)
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLM)
Situational Awareness in Drone Swarms (SAD)
Smart Cities Applications of Drone Technology (SMC)
Social Media Manipulation at Scale (SMM)
Solid State Battery Integration in Military Drones (SSB)
South China Sea Conflict (SCS)
Space-Based Internet Monitoring and Security (SIM)
Stablecoins in Asymmetric Warfare (STA)
Star Wars Pod Racing (STAR)
Stigmergy (STIG) - “go to the ant”
Submersible Delivery Vehicles (SDV)
Swarm Cohesion and Formation Control (SCF)
Sweden Arctic Strike Exercises 2025 (SAS)
Tactical Data Link Monitoring and Security (TDL)
Tactical Surveillance Drones (TAC)
Taiwan Military Preparation vs China (TAI)
Terahertz Radar for Through-Wall Surveillance (THR)
Terrain Referenced Navigation of Drones (TRN)
Training Birds of Prey for Counter-Drone Operations (TBP)
Transfer Learning for Rapid Tactical Adaptation (TLR)
Türkiye and the Global Drone Industry (TUR)
Ukraine-Russia Conflict 2022-2025 (UKR)
Ukraine Army of Drones (UAD)
Ukraine Brave1 Initiative (UBI)
Ukraine Training of Drone Operators (UKT)
Ukrainian Drone Manufacturing 2025 (MFG)
Uncrewed Ground Vehicles (UGV)
Underground Facility Mapping and Surveillance (UFM)
Underground Tunnel Networks for Strategic Mobility (UTN)
Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course (LET)
Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV)
Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV)
U.S. Training of Drone Operators (DOT)
U.S. Training of Drone Technicians (DRT)
Visual Inertial Odometry (VIO)
Visual Positioning Systems (VPS)
Weather Modification for Tactical Advantage (WMT)
Wireless Power Transfer for Drone Swarms (WPT)
You Only Look Once Architecture (YOL)
Zero Trust Architecture Implementation and Monitoring (ZTA)