UAs

1. pluralplural of UA

plural UASs

1. abbreviationinitialismaeronauticsInitialism of uncrewed aerial system, unmanned aerial system, uncrewed aircraft system, or unmanned aircraft system: an aircraft with no onboard pilot, and sometimes completely unpiloted (autonomous), as well as the other components of the system, including automated guidance and telemetry, a remote operator if any, etc.

   Near-synonyms: drone, UAV (the device itself versus the entire system; loosely synonymous)

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   The FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] is using this same methodology to manage the integration of the new UAS technology into the NAS [National Airspace System]. While UASs offer a promising new technology, the limited safety and operational data available to date does not yet support expedited or full integration into the NAS. Because current available data is insufficient to allow unfettered integration of UASs into the NAS—where the public travels everyday—the FAA must continue to move forward deliberately and cautiously, in accordance with our safety mandate.

   2010 September 13, United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, “The Integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) Into the National Airspace System (NAS): Fulfilling Imminent Operational and Training Requirements: Field Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, Second Session, September 13, 2010”, in Senate Hearings of the United States Congress, volume 111, number 1067, United States Government Publishing Office, →ISBN, page 6

   Looking at the commercial entities looking to fly in the UAE, they are able to capture images and data via UAS/drone use, and have access to large areas through the approval process of the UAE.

   2017, Harrison G. Wolf, Drones: Safety Risk Management for the Next Evolution of Flight, Routledge, →ISBN

   Their presence in the skies and news have become so evident that Time recently titled a Special Report issue devoted to UAS "The Drone Age" (Time 2018). UAS are free-flying, powered aircraft that may be flown remotely by a pilot on the ground or programmed to fly autonomously along specified routes to designated waypoints.

   2019, James S. Aber, Irene Marzolff, Johannes Ries, Susan Elizabeth Ward Aber, Small-Format Aerial Photography and UAS Imagery: Principles, Techniques and Geoscience Applications, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 119

   Synonyms: drone, UAV[Appendix:Glossary