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"drone aircraft" refers to an unmanned aircraft or a flying machine that can operate without a pilot on board. It is controlled remotely or can fly autonomously following pre-programmed instructions.
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«drone»
«aircraft»
Sentences with «drone aircraft»
- On the surface, military drone aircraft could find and track patches of oil headed for shore as well as conduct surveillance over this now gigantic spill. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
- Inspired perhaps by the success of drone aircraft in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of Defense is funding projects to build machines that walk like us — machines that could carry loads, perform search and rescue, or even assist in combat. (discovermagazine.com)
- Experts from the United States and other Arctic nations have developed the first safety guidelines for operating unmanned drone aircraft in international airspace around the circumpolar north. (fm.kuac.org)
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