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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As this is written, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (GUR) are designing joint operations and creating UAV doctrine on the fly.
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David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The first phase is a property-wide UAV magnetic survey, designed to generate the first modern high-resolution geophysical dataset for the site.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
28 June 2026
The law, passed by Russia's lower house of parliament on Tuesday, will allow staff at Russia's central bank to be armed and to operate the systems used to down unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, or drone) attacks without the involvement of special forces.
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Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
Finally, early warning systems employing acoustic sensors, optical trackers, and passive radio frequency detection provide critical situational awareness, enabling timely engagement of incoming UAV threats.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
One of the biggest hitters in the conventional arsenal merged with drone technology, as the US Army tested a bunker-buster warhead combined with an expendable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for field testing at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.
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New Atlas,
4 May 2026
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David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The first phase is a property-wide UAV magnetic survey, designed to generate the first modern high-resolution geophysical dataset for the site.
—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
28 June 2026
The law, passed by Russia's lower house of parliament on Tuesday, will allow staff at Russia's central bank to be armed and to operate the systems used to down unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, or drone) attacks without the involvement of special forces.
—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
Finally, early warning systems employing acoustic sensors, optical trackers, and passive radio frequency detection provide critical situational awareness, enabling timely engagement of incoming UAV threats.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
One of the biggest hitters in the conventional arsenal merged with drone technology, as the US Army tested a bunker-buster warhead combined with an expendable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for field testing at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.
—
New Atlas,
4 May 2026
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“UAV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/UAV. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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