Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is an aircraft designed to fly missions without a pilot on board. UAV’s are sometimes called drones, remotely piloted vehicles(RPV's), or remotely operated aircraft (ROA). UAV's are primarily used by national armed forces. Advanced electronics systems enable UAV’s to collect and transmit large amounts of information.
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From Kinney, Jeremy R. "Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)." World Book Student. World Book, 2017. Web. 6 Feb. 2017.
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"predator drone"
"unmanned aerial vehicle"
UAV
"military drone"
"remotely piloted aircraft"
"pilotless aircraft"
"unmanned aircraft"