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The Reason Unmanned Aircraft are Called “Drones”
The de Havilland Queen Bee was developed for the British armed forces in 1933 and first flown—sans pilot—in 1935. The ...
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A Brief History Of ‘Drone’
The unmanned aircraft discussed in the New York Times article would be better called a cruise missile, not a drone. Was the Queen Bee an offensive drone, or was it merely a device built for target ...
QF-16 Program Explained: Why The USAF Turns F-16s Into Drones Then Blows Them Up
Early drones (like the DH82B Queen Bee) were built as gunnery target practice ... so most of the time, the aircraft are not ...
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It's an 'absolute inevitability' that military drones will fly from HMS Queen Elizabeth, according to its commanding officer
Britain's newest aircraft carrier will soon be home to military drones, its commanding officer has told Business Insider. Captain Jerry Kyd, the Royal Navy officer in charge of HMS Queen Elizabeth ...