Unmanned Aircraft System
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Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) is the term introduced by The United States Department of Defense (DoD) and adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to replace the term Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). A typical UAS consists of the Unmanned Aircraft (UA), the Control System, the Datalink, and other related support equipment. For example, the RQ-7 Shadow UAS consists of four Air Vehicles, two Ground Control Stations (GCS), one Launcher, one portable GCS, two Ground Data Terminals (GDT), one portable GDT, and one Remote Video Terminal. Certain military units are also fielded with a maintenance support vehicle.
[edit] References
- DoD UAS Roadmap 2005-2030
- FAA UAS FAQ
- The Remote Control Aerial Photography Association commercial UAS operators
[edit] See Also
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
- Remotely Piloted Vehicle
- Remotely Operated Aircraft
- Drone
- Unmanned Aircraft
- Ground Control Station
- Control system
- Datalink
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