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First recorded use of an aerial device from aboard a ship
The first device on a ship occurred in 1806, they flew kites from 32-gun frigate HMS pallas to spread propaganda leaflets over the french coast. -
Civil War Drones
In 1862 drones were used during the Civil War as a way to bomb and invade from above. -
Stealth Surveillance
UAV's took on a new role during the Vietnam war : stealth Surveillance. -
Developed several important UAV's
The Israeli Air Force pioneered several important new UAV's -
Monitoring earth's environment
UAVs command a permanent and critical position in high-tech military arsenals today, from the U.S. and Europe to Asia and the Middle East. They also play peaceful roles as monitors of our Earth's environment. -
Unarmed drones flying over Afghanistan
The CIA had been flying unarmed drones over Afghanistan since 2000. Then after September 11, they began flying armed drones around. -
Practice drones
The military took action in using drones more since 9/11 -
Drones used in war against Taliban
Some drones were used during the war against Taliban in late 2001. But by 2002 the CIA hadn't used a drone for a strike outside military support. -
CIA first used an unmanned Predator Drone in targeted killing
CIA first used an unmanned Predator drone in a targeted killing. The strike was in Paktia province in Afghanistan, near the city of Khost. The intended target was Osama bin Laden, or at least someone in the CIA had thought so. -
Now
Now they are being used and controlled with no pilot ad are killing a lot of people but saving the pilots.