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Drones: From World War II to today
Learn about the origins and diversification of uncrewed aerial vehicles, or drones,...
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Russia-Ukraine War
Ukrainian troops testing fiber-optic drones in Donetsk oblast (region),...
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Searcher UAV
Israeli Aircraft Industries Searcher, a reconnaissance uncrewed aerial vehicle, at...
Itayba
Diagram of a quadcopter drone
Uncrewed aerial vehicles range in size and complexity from handheld quadcopters to...
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MQ-1 Predator uncrewed aerial vehicle
The pilot (left) and sensor operator (right) of a U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator uncrewed...
Master Sgt. Steve Horton/U.S. Air Force
Uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV)
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, a reconnaissance UAV of the U.S. Air Force, 2006.
Dave Cibley—214th Reconnaissance Group/U.S. Air Force
Drone
Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk, a strategic-range uncrewed aerial vehicle used...
Courtesy Photo/U.S. Air Force
Uncrewed aerial vehicle
AeroVironment Raven RQ-11, an uncrewed aerial vehicle used for battlefield surveillance,...
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Guillory/U.S. Army
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle,...
Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson/U.S. Air Force
Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout, a hovering unmanned aerial vehicle, approaching...
Kurt Lengfield/U.S. Navy photo
Drone warfare
Ryan AQM-34 Firebee, a remotely piloted vehicle used for combat reconnaissance in...
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
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