In 2023 innovations and breakthroughs were achieved in UAV technology, showing remarkable technological innovation progress and wide application situation. This paper comprehensively analyzes the scientific and technological hotspots of UAV in 2023 from multiple perspectives, such as UAV control policy, technology innovation, key technologies, UAV cluster verification, and anti-UAV technology. With the improvement of visual emergency obstacle avoidance technology and intelligent autonomous flight ability, the performance and function of UAV were significantly improved. With the continuous popularization and application of Uavs, the key technologies, combat styles and platform construction of UAV swarms were also constantly improving. Industry customization, independent intelligence and cross-domain actual combat are still important directions for the future development of UAVs.

unmanned aerial vehicle  /  industry standards  /  technological innovation  /  swarm intelligence