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remotely piloted aircraft

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ID 736280 Last modified 03.05.2024
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Domain air traffic
kaugjuhitav õhusõiduk
RPA
remotely piloted aircraft
RPA
  • an unmanned aircraft which is piloted from a remote pilot station
Good to know
  • Valdkond ICAO lisade põhjal loodud klassifikaatori järgi: Lennureeglid
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kaugjuhitav õhusõiduk
RPA abbreviation
remotely piloted aircraft
RPA abbreviation

Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

ID 529267 Last modified 06.10.2025
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Domain Land Forces -> GeneralAir Forces -> GeneralGeneral Conduct of Military Operations -> Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance
mehitamata õhusõiduk preferred
mehitamata õhuk admitted
MÕS
droon
unmanned aircraft preferred
UA
unmanned aerial vehicle admitted
UAV
remotely piloted aircraft admitted
RPA
uncrewed aircraft admitted
drone variant
pilotless aircraft deprecated
  • autonoomne või kaugjuhitav õhusõiduk, mille pardal ei ole pilooti
  • an aircraft that does not carry a human operator and is operated remotely using varying levels of automated functions
  • aéronef sans équipage qui est mis en oeuvre à distance grâce à des niveaux variés de fonctions automatisées
Good to know
  • Tegu on katusterminiga, mis hõlmab erinevat liiki mehitamata õhusõidukeid.
Good to know
  • Unmanned aircraft can be expendable or recoverable.
  • Unmanned aircraft may carry a lethal or non-lethal payload.
  • Cruise missiles are not considered unmanned aircraft.
Related
mehitamata õhusõiduk preferred
mehitamata õhuk admitted
MÕS abbreviation
droon informal
mehitamata lennuvahend variant professional slang
unmanned aircraft preferred
UA abbreviation
unmanned aerial vehicle admitted
Good to know
  • A powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or non-lethal payload. Ballistic or semiballistic vehicles, cruise missiles, and artillery projectiles are not considered unmanned aerial vehicles.
UAV abbreviation
remotely piloted aircraft admitted
Good to know
  • An unmanned aircraft that is controlled from a remote pilot station by a pilot who has been trained and certified to the same standards as a pilot of a manned aircraft.
RPA abbreviation
uncrewed aircraft admitted
CA
Good to know
  • An aircraft that operates without on-board human intervention.
drone variant informal
Good to know
  • An unmanned vehicle which conducts its mission without guidance from an external source.
pilotless aircraft deprecated
aéronef sans pilote
Good to know
  • Un aéronef sans pilote peut transporter une charge létale ou non létale.
  • Les missiles de croisière ne sont pas considérés comme des aéronefs sans pilote.
  • NATO Agreed

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