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This collection features 25 technical papers that discuss UAV propulsion systems development and performance, manufacturing aspects; UAS type designs, autopilot architectural design, flight sciences, and aerodynamics. This collection features 25 technical papers that discuss UAV propulsion systems development and performance, manufacturing aspects; UAS type designs, autopilot architectural design, flight sciences, and aerodynamics. ...This collection features 25 technical papers that discuss UAV propulsion systems development and performance, manufacturing aspects; UAS type designs, autopilot architectural design, flight sciences, and aerodynamics.

Volume 16, Issue 3, 2023 All the papers in this special issue relate to topics ranging from case studies on small UAS (sUAS) near midair collisions with aircraft, review of simulation fidelity for autonomous vehicles, assured aerial autonomy, novel geometry for tangential omnidirectional flight, and flight dynamics modeling—to prognostics in autonomous aircraft operations. ...Current and future UAS use cases, including data collection, cargo delivery, and personal transport, will be enabled by autonomy functionality. ...We hope that this special issue will increase awareness about innovations in the development of UAS and autonomy in aerospace and believe that this inspires researchers to focus more attention on this important topic.