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pilotless aircraft [′pī·lət·ləs ′er‚kraft] (aerospace engineering) An aircraft adapted to control by or through a preset self-reacting unit or a radio-controlled unit, without the benefit of a human pilot. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To maintain the struggle against subversive and terrorist formations of the enemy it would be expedient to apply multiple mission (reconnaissance, electronic warfare) pilotless aircraft and lightweight off-aerodrome location aircraft ("mosquito aviation") capable of implementing a wide spectrum of missions. I would think General Atomics would be interesting because of its technology in intelligence gathering for pilotless aircraft," said William Pinney, a principal at Los Angeles based NewCap Partners Inc. The first Boeing Australia site to implement CompassENTERPRISE will be the ASTA Defence unit near Melbourne, which provides logistics support for the Nomad aircraft and Sikorsky helicopters, and which manufactures the Jindivik pilotless aircraft. |
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