drone aircraft
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The group recently started using large drone aircraft.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025
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 U.S. also is arranging more training for Ukrainians on key weaponry, including howitzers and at least two kinds of armed drone aircraft.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2022
The strike took place on Aug. 29, when a U.S. drone aircraft fired a Hellfire missile at a white Toyota Corolla being driven by Zemari Ahmadi, an aid worker for a California-based charity.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 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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