drone aircraft
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
The Mercer Street, an oil tanker that was sailing in the Arabian Sea off Oman, was struck by a drone aircraft on July 29.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2021
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
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