PACIFIC OCEAN (March 29, 2021) Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Roup, left, a team leader, and Cpl. Connor Reddy, a section leader, both with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sit in a Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System and watch for unmanned aerial systems while an MH-60S Sea Hawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a simulated strait transit, March 29. Navy and Marine Corps integration training provides the Essex Amphibious Ready Grou
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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