Marines with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron – 363 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, overlook an RQ-21A Blackjack after its landing at Nackeroo Airfield, Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 12, 2021. The small unmanned aerial surveillance system is capable of providing surveillance and reconnaissance to Marines on the ground and was a vital asset for the performance of Exercise Loobye. Exercises like Loobye demonstrate MRF-D’s ability to conduct operations as a joint force with the ADF, execute expeditionary operations, like HIRAIN, and exemplify their mutual
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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