unmanned
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Battlefield drone operators also have good reason to keep the noise down, to avoid alerting the enemy of the approach of their unmanned vehicles.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
If the military can’t buy as many F-35s or Patriot interceptors as it hoped, it might opt to buy drones and unmanned aircraft, Callan said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Beneath the battle for aerial superiority, unmanned ground vehicles scurry back and forth delivering supplies, evacuating the wounded or, increasingly, leading the charge against the enemy.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
In Iran, a war that has relied largely on older and expensive systems, the U.S. also used an unmanned boat made by defense startup Saronic to rescue a stranded helicopter crew.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Because Iris was an unmanned mission, there was no cap on acceleration.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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