sUAS

English

Noun

sUAS (plural sUASes or sUASses)

1. (aviation) Initialism of small unmanned aircraft system.
   • 2019 February 14, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.13 Effective New Investigation Techniques”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Runway Overrun During Rejected Takeoff, Ameristar Air Cargo, Inc., dba Ameristar Charters, flight 9363, Boeing MD-83, N786TW, Ypsilanti, Michigan, March 8, 2017‎^[1], archived from the original on 2 July 2022, page 46:

     To maximize the fidelity of the CFD wind simulation described in section 1.10.3, NTSB investigators conducted a mapping mission using an sUAS to obtain the imagery necessary to produce an accurate, photogrammetric 3-D model of the hangar, other buildings, and terrain near the area where the airplane was parked.

Hypernyms

• UAS