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
Daniel G. DupontExamples of UAV in a Sentence
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Think of a rolling wave of missile launches and UAV swarms from hidden sites, not a decisive battle.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Munich Airport in Germany briefly delayed the relaunch of flight operations on Saturday morning local time due to drone sightings, after previous UAV sightings earlier halted all traffic at the airport for several hours.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
View gallery - 4 images In a demonstration not so much of marksmanship but more of the advantages of microwaves, an Epirus Leonidas directed energy, high-power microwave (HPM) anti-drone weapon has knocked 49 Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAV) out of the air with one shot.
—New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2025
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
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
His research interests include the potential use of MIMO techniques for URLLC and UAV communications.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2018
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Munich Airport in Germany briefly delayed the relaunch of flight operations on Saturday morning local time due to drone sightings, after previous UAV sightings earlier halted all traffic at the airport for several hours.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
View gallery - 4 images In a demonstration not so much of marksmanship but more of the advantages of microwaves, an Epirus Leonidas directed energy, high-power microwave (HPM) anti-drone weapon has knocked 49 Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAV) out of the air with one shot.
—New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2025
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
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
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 19 Oct. 2025.
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