; (D) power electronics and wireless charging systems; (E) novel materials, including lightweight and radiation-resistant materials; (F) scalability of unmanned aircraft systems for increased payload capacity; (G) technologies and processes to improve secure interoperability practices, including with existing satellites, constellation networks, and surface-based facilities; (H) strategies and technologies for integrated cybersecurity considerations; (I) strategies and technologies for improved endurance, including lightweight long duration fuels, batteries, and fuel cells; (J) open architectures and advanced algorithms to enable multi-sensor fusion and tracking of unmanned aircraft systems; and (K) swarm and cooperative drone data collection and operation, and integration of drone control systems with dynamic sampling and real-time digital twin simulations; and (2) approaches for leveraging unmanned aircraft systems for diverse applications, which may include— (A) advanced assessment, characterization, mapping, and recovery of energy resources, such as geothermal energy, biofuels, and critical minerals resources; (B) field testing and monitoring of energy systems, such as onshore and offshore wind energy, fossil energy, solar energy, marine energy, nuclear energy, and hydropower systems; (C) damage assessment of the electric grid and energy infrastructure following physical events such as wildland fires, including prescribed burns containment and emissions measurements, potential health and safety effects from contaminant releases and dispersals, and real-time analysis of impacted assets; (D) leak detection of greenhouse gases related to energy production, including methane leak detection; (E) agriculture and aquaculture applications; (F) integrated data collection to inform and enhance Department of Energy modeling capabilities, including the development of climate and earth systems models; (G) assistance in environmental management and cleanup activities