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Drone idea
The idea first came to light on August 22, 1849, when Austria attacked the Italian city of Venice with unmanned balloons that were loaded with explosives. -
Military drones
Actor and hobbyist Reginald Denny sells 15,000 radio-controlled target drones to the U.S. military to train anti-aircraft gunners for World War II. -
Building the drone
Photographer David Conover snaps images of Norma Jeane Dougherty known as Marilyn Monroe is working at a wartime assembly plant. On her workbench. A half-assembled drone. -
Drones in war
The US military is making more and more drones to use in multiple wars in Syria. It was also their first time to use MQ-1 Predator in a real war. -
Unarmed drones
The US military starts to use unarmed drones in wars by seeking information from the Taliban and other enemies. -
First drone for sale
The Parrot AR Drone, a smartphone-controlled quadcopter for consumers, is introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. -
First Phantom drone
In 2013 the phantom 1 was released which was the best camera drone at that time. It was also the beginning of a huge drone series. -
Amazon Air
The first drone delivery was made by Amazon. The drone had flown about a mile from the package storing and delivered a package to a customer. -
Phantom 3
In 2015 the phantom 3 came out which was a big hit for the public because of all it’s new features. -
Inspire 1
Right after the release of the phantom 3 the Inspire 1 came out. It was more meant for movie sets and professional filmers and it was a big change for the drone and movie industry. -
Farmer drone
Farmers are finding a way to use drones to spray their crops with fertilizers. -
Medical drone
Drone makers are working on a drone that could send medicine and other medical supplies to someone in an emergency.