Drones. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a
drone, is an aircraft that does not have a human pilot on board. Its
fl ightis controlled either autonomously by computers contained
in the vehicle or via remote control by a pilot located either on the
ground or in another vehicle. UAVs are deployed predominately
for military applications, but they are also employed in a growing
number of civil applications including police work, firefighting,
and nonmilitary security work such as surveillance of pipelines and
border control.