: not carrying or performed by people : having no crew
an uncrewed flight
uncrewed spacecraft
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The moon's south pole, which is largely unexplored except for a few uncrewed robotic missions, is believed to be home to subsurface water ice that could be a valuable resource for astronauts living and working at a lunar base.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The rocket has flown 11 uncrewed test flights to date, the last two of them completely successful, but has yet to reach Earth orbit or demonstrate key moon-critical milestones such as in-space propellant transfer.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The British Navy highlighted that this first-of-its-kind deployment took place aboard the Royal Navy’s new Excalibur (XCal) extra-large uncrewed autonomous vehicle (XLUAV), a pioneering testbed advancing the UK’s capabilities in autonomous underwater operations.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
An estimated 20 drones crossed over into Poland in mid-September, sparking a mad scramble to intercept the uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), including by scrambling fighter jets armed with missiles, and spurred on efforts to shore up drone defenses along the alliance's eastern flank.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Oct. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The rocket has flown 11 uncrewed test flights to date, the last two of them completely successful, but has yet to reach Earth orbit or demonstrate key moon-critical milestones such as in-space propellant transfer.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The British Navy highlighted that this first-of-its-kind deployment took place aboard the Royal Navy’s new Excalibur (XCal) extra-large uncrewed autonomous vehicle (XLUAV), a pioneering testbed advancing the UK’s capabilities in autonomous underwater operations.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
An estimated 20 drones crossed over into Poland in mid-September, sparking a mad scramble to intercept the uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), including by scrambling fighter jets armed with missiles, and spurred on efforts to shore up drone defenses along the alliance's eastern flank.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Uncrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrewed. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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uncrewed
adjective
un·crewed
ˌən-ˈkrüd 
: having no crew
an uncrewed spacecraft
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