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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS) |
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| Meaning: | An unmanned aircraft and its associated elements related to safe operations, which may include control stations (ground, ship, or air based), control links, support equipment, payloads, flight termination systems, and launch/recovery equipment. It consists of three elements: unmanned aircraft, control station, and data link. |
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