History Series: TDN-1 Assault DroneFollowing the development of the Curtiss Fledgling, The Naval Aircraft Factory designed the TDN-1 assault drone (an evolution of the RC...
History Series: The First Mass Produced AUVAround the same time as the development of the Curtiss Fledgling, Walter Righter designed the OQ-2, another small radio-controlled...
History Series: The Curtiss Fledgling - Parallel RCFollowing the early success of the Queen Bee, RC vehicle research began getting more attention and funding. In the 1920s, the U.S. Navy...
History Series: The Queen Bee As a result of rapidly improving manned and unmanned aircraft technology following WWI, the United States Navy and Army put resources...
History Series: The Kettering BugDrone technology piqued the interest of many militaries after witnessing the devastating effects and impracticality of trench warfare in...
History Series: The First Pilotless AircraftThe first pilotless, radio-controlled aircraft was built in 1916 following the outbreak of World War I. It was called the Ruston Proctor...
History Series: The First QuadcopterThe concept of the quadcopter, an aerial vehicle with four rotors, was first developed by brothers Jacques and Louis Bréguet in 1907....
History Series: The Beginning of Unmanned VehiclesA drone is defined as an unmanned aircraft or ship guided by remote control or onboard computers. The earliest known military drone...