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Unmanned aircraft system (UAS)

Term · Aviation and air traffic control · MLC-T-AVN-001069

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AVN-001069
FieldAviation and air traffic control
AbbreviationUAS
ReferencesFAA Pilot/Controller Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AVN-001069",
  "term": "Unmanned aircraft system (UAS)",
  "field": "Aviation and air traffic control",
  "definition": "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.",
  "abbreviation": "UAS",
  "references": [
    "FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/aviation/unmanned-aircraft-system-uas/"
}

Record 1,069 of 1,122 in Aviation and air traffic control terminology (MLC-0104). Request the full dataset.