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History of unmanned aerial vehicles

Index History of unmanned aerial vehicles

An Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. [1]

33 relations: Abraham Karem, AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven, Aeryon Scout, Aeryon SkyRanger R60, Battlefield UAV, Battlefield UAVs of the United States, BGM-71 TOW, Elmer Ambrose Sperry, General Atomics GNAT, Helios Prototype, History of unmanned combat aerial vehicles, Interstate TDR, Interstate XBDR, Kálmán Tihanyi, List of missiles by country, Micro air vehicle, MMIST CQ-10 Snowgoose, NASA Centurion, NASA Pathfinder, Naval Aircraft Factory TDN, Northrop BQM-74 Chukar, Northrop Grumman Switchblade, Phantom (UAV), Prioria Robotics Maveric, Timeline of the 19th century, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Battlelab, Unmanned combat aerial vehicle, V-tail, VMU-1, VMU-2, VMU-3, VMU-4, 19th century.

Abraham Karem

Abraham Karem (Arabic: أبراهام كارم) is an aerospace engineer who is a pioneer in Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology.

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AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven

The AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven is a small hand-launched remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicle (or SUAV) developed for the United States military, but now adopted by the military forces of many other countries.

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Aeryon Scout

Aeryon Scout is a small reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was designed and built by Aeryon Labs of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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Aeryon SkyRanger R60

Aeryon SkyRanger R60 is a small reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed and built by Aeryon Labs of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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Battlefield UAV

Multiple battlefield UAVs, unmanned aerial vehicles for battlefield use, are operational in countries around the world, with more in development.

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Battlefield UAVs of the United States

The usefulness of UAVs for aerial reconnaissance was demonstrated to the United States in the Vietnam War.

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BGM-71 TOW

The BGM-71 TOW ("Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided") is an American anti-tank missile.

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Elmer Ambrose Sperry

Elmer Ambrose Sperry, Sr. (October 12, 1860 – June 16, 1930) was an American inventor and entrepreneur, most famous as co-inventor, with Herman Anschütz-Kaempfe of the gyrocompass and as founder of the Sperry Gyroscope Company.

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General Atomics GNAT

The General Atomics GNAT is an aerial reconnaissance UAV developed in the United States in the late 1980s and manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI).

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Helios Prototype

The Helios Prototype was the fourth and final aircraft developed as part of an evolutionary series of solar- and fuel-cell-system-powered unmanned aerial vehicles.

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History of unmanned combat aerial vehicles

The history of unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) is closely tied to the general history of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

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Interstate TDR

The Interstate TDR was an early unmanned combat aerial vehicle — referred to at the time as an "assault drone" — developed by the Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation during the Second World War for use by the United States Navy.

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Interstate XBDR

The Interstate XBDR was a design for an assault drone - an early television-guided missile - powered by two jet engines, that was designed by the Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation during the latter stages of the Second World War for use by the United States Navy.

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Kálmán Tihanyi

Kálmán Tihanyi (28 April 1897 – 26 February 1947) was a Hungarian physicist, electrical engineer and inventor.

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List of missiles by country

This list of missiles by country displays the names of missiles in order of the country where they originate (were developed), with the countries listed alphabetically and annotated with their continent (and defence alliance, if applicable).

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Micro air vehicle

A micro air vehicle (MAV), or micro aerial vehicle, is a class of miniature UAVs that has a size restriction and may be autonomous.

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MMIST CQ-10 Snowgoose

The MMIST CQ-10A SnowGoose is a cargo delivery unmanned aerial vehicle that has reached IOC (Initial Operational Capability) with the United States Armed Forces with the delivery of 15 vehicles.

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NASA Centurion

The NASA Centurion was the third aircraft developed as part of an evolutionary series of solar- and fuel-cell-system-powered unmanned aerial vehicles.

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NASA Pathfinder

The NASA Pathfinder and NASA Pathfinder Plus were the first two aircraft developed as part of an evolutionary series of solar- and fuel-cell-system-powered unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Naval Aircraft Factory TDN

The Naval Aircraft Factory TDN was an early unmanned combat aerial vehicle - referred to at the time as an "assault drone" - developed by the United States Navy's Naval Aircraft Factory during the Second World War.

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Northrop BQM-74 Chukar

The BQM-74 Chukar is a series of aerial target drones produced by Northrop.

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Northrop Grumman Switchblade

The Switchblade was a proposed unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Northrop Grumman for the United States.

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Phantom (UAV)

The Phantom is a series of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) developed by Chinese technology company DJI.

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Prioria Robotics Maveric

The Prioria Robotic's Maveric is a single-man portable and operable, immediate launch capable, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed as a high-performance, next-generation platform for small and miniature UAV operations.

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Timeline of the 19th century

This is a timeline of the 19th century.

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Battlelab

The UAV Battlelab is a U.S. Air Force flight test and development facility specifically dedicated to developing unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Unmanned combat aerial vehicle

An unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), also known as a combat drone or simply a drone, is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that usually carries aircraft ordnance such as missiles and is used for drone strikes.

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V-tail

In aircraft, a V-tail or Vee-tail (sometimes called a Butterfly tail or Rudlicki's V-tail) is an unconventional arrangement of the tail control surfaces that replaces the traditional fin and horizontal surfaces with two surfaces set in a V-shaped configuration when viewed from the front or rear of the aircraft.

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VMU-1

Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1) is an unmanned aerial vehicle squadron in the United States Marine Corps that operates the RQ-7 Shadow and RQ-21 Blackjack.

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VMU-2

Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 (VMU-2) is an unmanned aerial vehicle squadron in the United States Marine Corps that operates the RQ-7 Shadow and RQ-21A Blackjack.

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VMU-3

Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) squadron in the United States Marine Corps that operates the RQ-7 Shadow that consists of approximately 200 Marines.

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VMU-4

Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 (VMU-4) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) squadron in the United States Marine Corps that operates the RQ-7B Shadow.

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19th century

The 19th century was a century that began on January 1, 1801, and ended on December 31, 1900.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_unmanned_aerial_vehicles

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