Uncrewed in a sentence

An uncrewed robotic moon lander, operated by India’s space agency and known as the Chandrayaan-3, will attempt to touch down on the moon’s south polar region at around 8:34 a.m. ET Wednesday.

An uncrewed X-34 on the tarmac.

As designed, the Starship rocket is nearly two times more powerful than Nasa's own Space Launch System (SLS), which made its debut uncrewed flight to orbit in November, sending a Nasa cruise vessel called Orion on a 10-day voyage around the moon and back.

By 2018, police officials began a pilot program that had drones — which the city called uncrewed aerial systems, or UAS — launching off department property to respond to calls for service ahead of officers in the field.

The UK MoD also added that the Russian Black Sea Fleet would probably be more of an active disruptor now to future trade, although they will be “at risk” from Ukrainian uncrewed surface vehicles and coastal defence cruise missiles.

The uncrewed Progress 82 (also known as Progress MS-21) arrived in late October of last year carrying several tons of food, fuel and supplies.

Amid a handful of trials limited to certain geographic catchments with pilots operating dozens of drones beyond their line of sight, regulators are working to prepare Australia’s skies for a surge in uncrewed aircraft and flying taxis.

A US military uncrewed underwater vehicle can be seen on Google Earth at a naval base in California.

Boeing conducted a second uncrewed flight, OFT-2, in May 2022.

Boeing, he said, was willing to support either an uncrewed or crewed return.

Overall, the expectation is that Starliner will successfully carry out its parachute- and airbag-assisted landing—just as it has during two previous uncrewed tests in 2019 and 2022.

The new package will include £92 million for equipment to bolster Ukraine’s navy, including small boats, reconnaissance drones and uncrewed surface vessels, the defense ministry said in a statement.

Türkiye was the fourth largest supplier to sub-Saharan Africa with a share of 6.3 percent, mostly due to its deliveries of combat helicopters to Nigeria and trainer/combat aircraft and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) to several states, the report said.

Waymo, which has about 700 vehicles in its fleet, is the only US firm operating uncrewed robotaxis that collect fares.

While Boeing was never contracted for uncrewed cargo runs to the station, SpaceX’s demonstrated ability to fly up and down reliably has made it a national and global leader in commercial launch services.

While only one thruster remains dead in Starliner's current flight, Boeing encountered four thruster problems during the capsule's uncrewed return from space in 2022.

Australia is deploying a fleet of uncrewed robot boats to patrol its waters and monitor weather and wildlife.

Boeing’s attempt to launch an uncrewed version of its Starliner capsule failed to reach the station back in December.

Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro has ordered two uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) from Sea-Kit International, the first of which will be deployed in oil and gas pipeline inspections in Western Australia in 2021.

It’s not just the rovers and uncrewed modules having all the fun – there will be crewed missions from Virgin Galactic, China, SpaceX and Boeing in 2020.