Generolo Jono Žemaičio Lietuvos karo akademija

Pre-impregnated composite materials are strategic enabling inputs for contemporary UAV manufacturing. This paper evaluates prepreg technology trends and export-control implications between 2021 and 2024, using documentary analysis of industrial disclosures, EU dual-use reports, Wassenaar control lists and Czech export-control documentation. The findings show a coupled technological-regulatory trajectory: thermoset and thermoplastic prepregs, OOA processing and AFP/ATL automation advanced alongside stricter compliance governance under Regulation (EU) 2021/821.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been developed for military purposes and are therefore particularly advanced and developed in military aviation. Under the circumstances, UAVs and drones are used these days not only in the military but also in the civilian industry.