Uncrewed platforms operated remotely or autonomously: reconnaissance and armed unmanned aerial vehicles such as the MQ-1 Predator, and uncrewed ground and surface systems. Belongs here: any weapon system whose own attested weapon class names an unmanned or uncrewed aerial, ground or surface vehicle. Does not belong here: a loitering munition that is itself the expended weapon rather than a reusable platform, which belongs to Missiles And Guided Munitions, and a crewed aircraft, which belongs to Military Aircraft. Reassigned from the Weapons Systems Contemporary catch-all, ruling 926.
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1. Wikipedia: Unmanned aerial vehicle
WikipediaUnmanned aerial vehicle, Early drones, 1800s sectionQuote, Unmanned aerial vehicle, Early drones, 1800s section
The earliest recorded use of an unmanned aerial vehicle for warfighting occurred in July 1849
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