: not carrying or performed by people : having no crew
an uncrewed flight
uncrewed spacecraft
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Sixteen of New Shepard's 36 flights to date have carried passengers; the other 20 have been uncrewed research missions.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2025
India’s Gaganyaan orbital spacecraft is likely to conduct an uncrewed test mission in 2026.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
In the private sector, meanwhile, software and AI companies that have bet heavily on developing uncrewed military technologies, such as Anduril, Palantir, and Shield AI, are racing to win lucrative new defense contracts.
—Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2025
Tekever, which became a unicorn this year, announced a major contract to supply uncrewed aerial systems to the Royal Air Force in May.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2025
India’s Gaganyaan orbital spacecraft is likely to conduct an uncrewed test mission in 2026.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
In the private sector, meanwhile, software and AI companies that have bet heavily on developing uncrewed military technologies, such as Anduril, Palantir, and Shield AI, are racing to win lucrative new defense contracts.
—Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2025
Tekever, which became a unicorn this year, announced a major contract to supply uncrewed aerial systems to the Royal Air Force in May.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Uncrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrewed. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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uncrewed
adjective
un·crewed
ˌən-ˈkrüd 
: having no crew
an uncrewed spacecraft
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