# Optimally Deploying Unmanned Systems Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/cna-talks-a-national-security-podcast-788413/optimally-deploying-unmanned-systems Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/cna-talks-a-national-security-podcast-788413/optimally-deploying-unmanned-systems.md Podcast: [CNA Talks: A National Security Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cna-talks-a-national-security-podcast-788413) Published: 2025-12-03T19:20:00+00:00 Episode link: https://cna.libsyn.com/optimally-deploying-unmanned-systems Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/cna/CNA_Talks_UROAM_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=463752 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cna-talks-a-national-security-podcast-788413/episodes/optimally-deploying-unmanned-systems Duration seconds: 1496 ## Resource This episode examines a new CNA model that can help government officials optimally deploy unmanned systems, and how it overlaps with our existing tools. Guest Biographies Arpita Verma is an expert in optimization, modeling, and simulation in CNA's Data Science for Production Program . John Crissman is an expert in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and natural language processing in CNA's Center for Data Management Analytics. Rebekah Yang is an expert in artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) for FAA NextGen and a specialist in data visualization and modeling in CNA's Center for Data Management Analytics . Further Reading UAS Cooperative Airspace Traffic Simulation ( UCATS ) First Responder Awareness Monitoring during Emergencies ( FRAME ) ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cna-talks-a-national-security-podcast-788413/episodes/optimally-deploying-unmanned-systems/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/cna-talks-a-national-security-podcast-788413/optimally-deploying-unmanned-systems.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.