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drone aircraft

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noun

  1. a pilotless radio-controlled aircraft used for reconnaissance or bombing

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The group recently started using large drone aircraft.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

Northrop’s other Los Angeles County operations include a large aircraft facility in Palmdale where it is building the new B-21 stealth bomber, the center fuselage for the F-35 fighter jet and drone aircraft.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024

He said an unmanned drone aircraft had been detected over Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

One of the biggest emerging military threats involves the use of drone aircraft that can be used for intelligence-gathering, electronic warfare and gun or missile attacks.

From Washington Times • Jan. 23, 2023

Even as the shell hit the ground close to the ranked drone aircraft, motors had begun to pulse and snarl all along the farflung line.

From World of the Drone by Abernathy, Robert