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A nasty little drone (UAV) shooting aerial video for the visit of the Greek Prime Minister in Kypseli, Athens, Greece. (IMG_0403) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .

A Hellenic Air Force officer releases a helium balloon carrying a Vaisala RS41 radiosonde in the front yard of the Hellenic National Meteorological Service Headquarters on World Meteorological Day 2023. (20230323_123911) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .

A small quadcopter UAV operated by the Hellenic Air Force during the Air Show of 2022-11-05 for crowd control. (DSC_0278) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License . The drone shortly after landing.

A nasty small quadcopter drone of the Hellenic Air Force keeps watch on the crowd to detect possible unruly behaviour. (DSC_0084) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .

IAI Heron UAV of the Hellenic Coast Guard on FRONTEX patrol from Tympakion Airfield, in the Ionian Sea.

IAI Heron UAV of the Hellenic Coast Guard on patrol from Tympakion Airfield, southeast of Crete Island.

Heron UAV of the Hellenic Air Force (ICAO24:0055D7) returning to Skyros Airport LGSY after a partol mission in SE Aegean Sea.

081209 FIC 001 Model Titan II rocket space launch vehicle Black white silver red Cropped image from the SDASM Curatorial Collection, uploaded on Flickr under a "no known copyright restrricitons" note.. Note: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.)--Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/49644587978 Short URL: flic.kr/p/2iCVuq3

DO101648 SDASM Gillespie Field Annex Image Photo taken at the San Diego Air and Space Museum's Gillespie Field Annex in El Cajon. No known copyright restrictions Flickr image: www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/49435712771 (49435712771_fa9f42f49f_o.jpg)

An UAV of the Hellenic Policeom display outside Zappeion Exhibition Center. (DSC_0482) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .

An UAV of the Hellenic Policeom display outside Zappeion Exhibition Center. (DSC_0459) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .

An UAV of the Hellenic Policeom display outside Zappeion Exhibition Center. (DSC_0456) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .

Pvt. Kesley Darnell, B. Co. 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division lets go of the air vehicle as it takes off during the systems fielding at Fort Bragg, NC, May 2nd, 2019. Soldiers spent the week preparing for the flight exercise with classroom and hands on training ( U.S. Army photo by Patrick Ferraris ) Photo by Patrick Ferraris on : PEO Soldier Live Image URL: peosoldier.armylive.dodlive.mil/files/2019/05/SBS-Fielding-2019-3.jpg

An octocopter drone at former Hellinikon Airport. (DSCN1219) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .

An octocopter drone at former Hellinikon Airport. (DSCN1216)

A RC-PowerForce miniature drone. (DSCN1192)

Athalassa Radiosonde Station 17607, Nicosia, Cyprus on a satellite photo by Яндекс. The station was established in 1981 and launches two radiosondes daily, at 0600 and 1200 UTC. The Vaisala RS41-SGP radiosondes transmit on 403.0 MHz.

Drone Identification Chart recommended by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) , the UK's specialist aviation regulator. They appear as @UK_CAA on Twitter Use this chart to check if you got a drone as a Christmas gift.