UAV
noun
plural UAVs
: rpv
UAVs, as the Pentagon calls them, are operated not unlike the hobbyist's remote-controlled airplanes; soldiers on the ground man computer stations with controls that fly the aircraft.—
Daniel G. Dupont
Daniel G. DupontExamples of UAV in a Sentence
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The Saturday attacks followed after a UAV was launched towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in the coastal city of Caesarea.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
Its members call themselves the Long-Range UAV Unit.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
This corrects an earlier version which reported UAV owned roughly 7.53 million shares.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
Thursday’s Securities and Exchange Commission filing did not disclose how much UAV made from offloading its shares.
—Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
And that was during tests where the UAV made impact after a short, gentle glide.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 17 July 2024
Torsion springs then pull the wings around the pole and secure the UAV in place.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 16 July 2024
Greece's Kathimerini daily newspaper reported on Sunday that the Psara disabled the first UAV with the Centaur indigenously developed anti-drone system.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Jijo Malayil 2 months ago 0 Military New UAV hunter can destroy drones 15,000 feet high in 4.3-mile range
Red Sky consists of Redrone – an electronic warfare (EW) solution designed for detecting, identifying, locating and neutralizing UAVs.
—Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024
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Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
Its members call themselves the Long-Range UAV Unit.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
This corrects an earlier version which reported UAV owned roughly 7.53 million shares.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
Thursday’s Securities and Exchange Commission filing did not disclose how much UAV made from offloading its shares.
—Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024
And that was during tests where the UAV made impact after a short, gentle glide.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 17 July 2024
Torsion springs then pull the wings around the pole and secure the UAV in place.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 16 July 2024
Greece's Kathimerini daily newspaper reported on Sunday that the Psara disabled the first UAV with the Centaur indigenously developed anti-drone system.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Jijo Malayil 2 months ago 0 Military New UAV hunter can destroy drones 15,000 feet high in 4.3-mile range
Red Sky consists of Redrone – an electronic warfare (EW) solution designed for detecting, identifying, locating and neutralizing UAVs.
—Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024
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“UAV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/UAV. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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