UAV
noun
plural UAVs
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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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Under his guidance, Draganfly has transitioned from a pioneer drone manufacturer to a full-fledged technology firm offering AI-powered software, robotics, and advanced UAV solutions for sectors like public safety, defense, healthcare, agriculture, and industry.
—William Jones, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Ukraine and Russia have continued to exchange strikes, with Russian officials saying Sunday that a fire broke out after a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was shot down near the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, damaging a transformer at the site.
—Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Astro Mechanica has received an investment from United Airlines Ventures (UAV), the venture capital arm of United Airlines.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
Drones, sometimes called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), are having a transformational moment.
—Natan Linder, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Ukrainian drones hit a UAV storage facility in Kzyl Yul in the Russian republic of Tatarstan, some 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) from Ukrainian territory, the Security Service of Ukraine said on Telegram.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
More Air Time Draganfly bills itself as an industry leader in professional drone manufacturing—working with clients to provide various drones, contract engineering services, custom software, professional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) services and more.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
The idea comes from the world of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) concepts here on Earth, but is designed for exploring another world: Mars.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 24 July 2025
His research interests include the potential use of MIMO techniques for URLLC and UAV communications.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2018
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William Jones, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Ukraine and Russia have continued to exchange strikes, with Russian officials saying Sunday that a fire broke out after a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was shot down near the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, damaging a transformer at the site.
—Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Astro Mechanica has received an investment from United Airlines Ventures (UAV), the venture capital arm of United Airlines.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
Drones, sometimes called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), are having a transformational moment.
—Natan Linder, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Ukrainian drones hit a UAV storage facility in Kzyl Yul in the Russian republic of Tatarstan, some 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) from Ukrainian territory, the Security Service of Ukraine said on Telegram.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
More Air Time Draganfly bills itself as an industry leader in professional drone manufacturing—working with clients to provide various drones, contract engineering services, custom software, professional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) services and more.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
The idea comes from the world of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) concepts here on Earth, but is designed for exploring another world: Mars.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 24 July 2025
His research interests include the potential use of MIMO techniques for URLLC and UAV communications.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2018
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“UAV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/UAV. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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