Toward Secure Complex UAV Cyber-Physical Systems: A Unified Threat Taxonomy and Cross-Layer Survey of Cybersecurity Challenges

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  2026

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  Internet of Things

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  2026-02-01

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  DOI 10.1016/j.iot.2026.101902
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