UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS)

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UAS

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.

Source FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary · checked 2026-08-25

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