UAV

noun

\ˌyü-ˌā-ˈvē

\

plural UAVs

Definition of UAV

: 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

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The first known use of UAV was in 1986

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