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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—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2026
In a forthright defense of the fighters under his command, the head of Ukraine’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Forces, Robert Brovdi, said last week there needed to be a threefold increase in the number of drone operators.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
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The Ju Tian is a massive, long-range UAV carrier capable of deploying a swarm of up to hundred drones and a number of missiles dedicated to striking targets at land, air and sea.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
But there had been other, ongoing litigation between Trump Media and UAV in a Florida state court.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Modris Kairiss, one of the country’s foremost military UAV specialists.
—Alex Holmes, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
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New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2026
In a forthright defense of the fighters under his command, the head of Ukraine’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Forces, Robert Brovdi, said last week there needed to be a threefold increase in the number of drone operators.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
The Eagles Eye trials involved personnel from multiple Royal Navy squadrons, as well as industry partners including MarWorks, TeleplanForsberg, C3IA, General Dynamics, UAV Aerosystems and Collins Aerospace.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
The Ju Tian is a massive, long-range UAV carrier capable of deploying a swarm of up to hundred drones and a number of missiles dedicated to striking targets at land, air and sea.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
But there had been other, ongoing litigation between Trump Media and UAV in a Florida state court.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
Modris Kairiss, one of the country’s foremost military UAV specialists.
—Alex Holmes, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
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“UAV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/UAV. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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