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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chadlee Roark, intelligence
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chadlee Roark, intelligence specialist, Headquarters and Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division (2d MARDIV), launches an RQ-20A Puma Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) as part of a Deployment for Training (DFT), on Fort Pickett, Va., Dec. 11, 2016. DFT is a two week exercise aimed at promoting proficiency and operational readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis C. Schneider, 2d MARDIV Combat Camera)
The term drone has been used from the early days of aviation to name remotely-flown target aircraft used for practice firing a battleship's guns, such as the 1920s Fairey Queen and 1930s de Havilland Queen Bee. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is defined as a "powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely. UAV is a term that is commonly applied to military use cases. Missiles with warheads are not considered UAVs because the vehicle itself is a munition. The term unmanned aircraft system (UAS) was adopted by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) An unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), also known as a combat drone is used for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance and carries aircraft ordnance such as missiles, machine guns, and bombs.
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