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The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has increased very much in recent years. Beyond their widespread use by the military, their use has spread to new innovative categories: air surveillance, protection and law enforcement, research and rescue, and many other applications. This thesis focuses on the study and evaluation of wireless networking technologies. Thus, the drones’ technology is getting bigger. Their research and development has led to their rapid expansion, significantly reducing their production costs. Their capabilities to collect data, carry loads and be able to be equipped with many kinds of sensors, has been used continuously in more and more disciplines, with leading roles. That's why it's good to know the dynamics they have gained and what they can do and what not, to have a picture of where they can be technologically in the future. This approach includes an experiment on Network Simulator 3 (NS3) using C++. Drones network simulation was used and two different protocols were used: IEEE 802.11n Standard and IEEE 802.11ac Standard