Verified Staff Sgt. Warren Mohan, 1st Battalion, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade launches a Raven during training alongside 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Nov. 10, 2020 at Joint Readiness Training Center 21-2 at Fort Polk, Louisiana. JRTC Rotation 21-2 is a unique training environment where the 1-2 SBCT simulates a partner force brigade with 5th SFAB advising, supporting, liaising, and assessing alongside them to successfully deter and, if necessary, defend against invasion from a hostile force. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Francisco Colon, 1-2 SBCT Public Affairs)
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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