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DRONE COMBAT UCAV [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-04-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Aircraft
- Aerospace Equipment (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unmanned combat air vehicle
1, record 1, English, unmanned%20combat%20air%20vehicle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- UCAV 2, record 1, English, UCAV
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- unmanned combat aerial vehicle 3, record 1, English, unmanned%20combat%20aerial%20vehicle
correct
- UCAV 3, record 1, English, UCAV
correct
- UCAV 3, record 1, English, UCAV
- uninhabited combat aerial vehicle 4, record 1, English, uninhabited%20combat%20aerial%20vehicle
correct
- UCAV 4, record 1, English, UCAV
correct
- UCAV 4, record 1, English, UCAV
- uninhabited combat air vehicle 5, record 1, English, uninhabited%20combat%20air%20vehicle
correct
- UCAV 5, record 1, English, UCAV
correct
- UCAV 5, record 1, English, UCAV
- combat drone 6, record 1, English, combat%20drone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) or "combat drone"is the name of a new class of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). They differ from ordinary UAVs, because they are designed to deliver weapons (attack targets), possibly with a great degree of autonomy. 6, record 1, English, - unmanned%20combat%20air%20vehicle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Current UCAV concepts call for an aircraft which would be able to operate virtually autonomously. It will be programmed with route and target details, and conduct the mission without help from human controllers. 6, record 1, English, - unmanned%20combat%20air%20vehicle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types d'aéronefs
- Matériel aérospatial (Militaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- drone de combat
1, record 1, French, drone%20de%20combat
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- UCAV 2, record 1, French, UCAV
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- véhicule aérien de combat sans pilote 3, record 1, French, v%C3%A9hicule%20a%C3%A9rien%20de%20combat%20sans%20pilote
proposal, masculine noun
- UAV de combat 3, record 1, French, UAV%20de%20combat
proposal, masculine noun
- engin de combat télépiloté aérien 4, record 1, French, engin%20de%20combat%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9pilot%C3%A9%20a%C3%A9rien
masculine noun
- drone de combat UCAV 5, record 1, French, drone%20de%20combat%20UCAV
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Boeing étudie un drone de combat (UCAV) équipé de la munition Locaas de Lockheed Martin. 6, record 1, French, - drone%20de%20combat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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