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unmanned aerial vehicle News

unmanned aerial vehicle News From the Web

  • 11/07/11 Unmanned vehicles' advan… Source: People's Daily Currently, more than 30 countries are developing and manufacturing more than 150 types of unmanned aerial vehicles, with the United States and Israel taking the lead in this area.
  • 09/28/11 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator Guides Peers Source: U.S. Department of Defense John, a native of Shiprock, N.M., is an unmanned aerial vehicle operator with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3.

Background on unmanned aerial vehicle

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as a unmanned aircraft system (UAS), remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) or unmanned aircraft, is a machine which functions either by the remote control of a navigator, or pilot (called a Combat Systems Officer on UCAVs) or autonomously, that is, as a self-directing entity.

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