Marine Corps Cpl. Hudson Poole, an unmanned aerial systems operator with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches a Stalker XE UAS at San Clemente Island, California, May 20, 2021. The Marines used Stalker to fly in support of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions, and to relay targeting data for artillery assets ashore. The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU and Essex Amphibious Ready Group are conducting routine training off the coast of southern California. ( Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controller and a system of communications with the UAV. The flight of UAVs may operate under remote control by a human operator, as remotely-piloted aircraft (RPA), or with various degrees of autonomy, such as autopilot assistance, up to fully autonomous aircraft that have no provision for human intervention. UAVs were originally developed through the twentieth century for military missions too "dull, dirty or dangerous" for humans, and by the twenty-first, they had become essential assets to most militaries. As control technologies improved and costs fell, their use expanded to many non-military applications. These include forest fire monitoring, aerial photography, product deliveries, agriculture, policing and surveillance, infrastructure inspections, entertainment, science,[ smuggling, and drone racing.
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