uas

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of UA
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of uncrewed aerial system, unmanned aerial system, uncrewed aircraft system, or unmanned aircraft system: an aircraft with no onboard pilot, and sometimes completely unpiloted (autonomous), as well as the other components of the system, including automated guidance and telemetry, a remote operator if any, etc.

   “Near-synonyms: drone, UAV (the device itself versus the entire system; loosely synonymous)”

   “Looking at the commercial entities looking to fly in the UAE, they are able to capture images and data via UAS/drone use, and have access to large areas through the approval process of the UAE.”

   “Their presence in the skies and news have become so evident that Time recently titled a Special Report issue devoted to UAS "The Drone Age" (Time 2018). UAS are free-flying, powered aircraft that may be flown remotely by a pilot on the ground or programmed to fly autonomously along specified routes to designated waypoints.”