UAV
noun
plural UAVs
: rpv
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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What to Know The U.S. Treasury Department said the sanctioned entities procured UAV components for an Iranian firm and its subsidiary that are both already under U.S. sanctions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
The attack also came just days after Russia launched its largest-ever drone strike against Ukraine, firing 267 UAV’s across Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
The site protects the remains of the nuclear reactor that exploded in Chernobyl in 1986 and was reportedly set ablaze after an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) struck the NSC roof.
—Christina Shaw, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
In the policy, a drone is commonly referred to as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) less than 55 pounds.
—Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
This one at Amazon has all the features a beginner unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) pilot would want, including self-landing and auto-return.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025
On both days, U.S. Navy ships and planes targeted a Houthi command and control facility along with advanced conventional weapon production and storage facilities that housed uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) and missiles, according to CENTCOM.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
The team was part of First Platoon, First Company of the Achilles Strike UAV Battalion, the unit that Fedorenko’s former infantry company had grown into since the war began.
—C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Analysis of the drone recovered from the attack site showed that the drone was an Iranian Shahed UAV, and the navigation system used in the drone was the Sepehr Navigation System, which was manufactured by Abedini’s company, prosecutors said in a news release.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
The attack also came just days after Russia launched its largest-ever drone strike against Ukraine, firing 267 UAV’s across Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
The site protects the remains of the nuclear reactor that exploded in Chernobyl in 1986 and was reportedly set ablaze after an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) struck the NSC roof.
—Christina Shaw, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
In the policy, a drone is commonly referred to as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) less than 55 pounds.
—Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
This one at Amazon has all the features a beginner unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) pilot would want, including self-landing and auto-return.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025
On both days, U.S. Navy ships and planes targeted a Houthi command and control facility along with advanced conventional weapon production and storage facilities that housed uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) and missiles, according to CENTCOM.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
The team was part of First Platoon, First Company of the Achilles Strike UAV Battalion, the unit that Fedorenko’s former infantry company had grown into since the war began.
—C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Analysis of the drone recovered from the attack site showed that the drone was an Iranian Shahed UAV, and the navigation system used in the drone was the Sepehr Navigation System, which was manufactured by Abedini’s company, prosecutors said in a news release.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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“UAV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/UAV. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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