Drones

History of Drones

  • The "Aerial Target"

    The "Aerial Target"
    The Aerial Target was intended to take down the Zeppelins, but never flew.
  • Kettering Bug

    Kettering Bug
    This aircraft was demonstrated to the U.S.army and succeeded, it was then changed to the name "Kettering Bug" and did its first flight in 1918.
  • Larynx

    Larynx
    One of the many successful drones to pass during WWI. This drone was tested by the Royal Navy.
  • Nazi Germany

    Nazi Germany
    Nazi Germany used UAV's during the course of WWII
  • The start of Modern Era UAV's

    The start of Modern Era UAV's
    The U.S. Army started using UAV's because they were afraid of losing men that go into hostile territory, thus making unmanned drones.
  • Israel's UAV

    Israel's UAV
    During the Yom Kippur War, it was reported that Israel had developed the first UAV with real-time surveillance
  • U.S

    The CIA had started syrvaliance drones in Afghanistan but when the 9/11 attacks happened the U.S. had started using armed Drones
  • U.S. using the first targeted killing UAV

    A CIA-controlled fired a hellfire missile at SUV in the Yemeni desert containing Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi.
  • Population overload of UAV

    Population overload of UAV
    The USAF employed 5,331 UAV's which is twice the number of manned planes.
  • Australian Police Using Drones

    Australian Police Using Drones
    Australian Police want to use drones for domestic survaliance and prevent terrorist attacks