Brief History of Drones

Chris Cole, an author who has wrote a series of articles on UAVs and drones for Global Research has provided us with yet one more entitled Rise of the Reapers: A Brief History of Drones, (October 6, 2014). The article brings us from the early years when the Royal Navy (UK) developed some drones for gunnery practice in the 1930s. He takes us to the period following the Second World War where the US developed the Firebee drone for air target practice and later reconnaissance and intelligence gathering. He mentions the role of Israel - with their development of drones in the 1970s and 1980s. He concludes with the story of the armed drones used first in Afghanistan and then in the present time throughout the Middle East and parts of North Africa. A very well researched article and extremely educational. Learn more about drones.