![Sporting an attitude, the Teledyne-Ryan BQM-34B Firebee drone was usually launched from a Lockheed DC-130 transport aircraft and followed a programmed flight plan to conduct surveillance missions, drop leaflets or find North Sporting an attitude, the Teledyne-Ryan BQM-34B Firebee drone was usually launched from a Lockheed DC-130 transport aircraft and followed a programmed flight plan to conduct surveillance missions, drop leaflets or find North](https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/VIEP-181200-KILLER-TECH-05.jpg)
Sporting an attitude, the Teledyne-Ryan BQM-34B Firebee drone was usually launched from a Lockheed DC-130 transport aircraft and followed a programmed flight plan to conduct surveillance missions, drop leaflets or find North
![James Patton Rogers on Twitter: "Drones are often considered among the most modern weapons of war, and their use doesn't regularly feature in histories of the Vietnam War. But as @daxe explains, James Patton Rogers on Twitter: "Drones are often considered among the most modern weapons of war, and their use doesn't regularly feature in histories of the Vietnam War. But as @daxe explains,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCU-BiWX0AcTE_r.jpg)
James Patton Rogers on Twitter: "Drones are often considered among the most modern weapons of war, and their use doesn't regularly feature in histories of the Vietnam War. But as @daxe explains,
![Man controls a drone in Halong Bay. Vietnam. Travel to Asia, happiness emotion, summer holiday concept. Picturesque sea landscape. Ha Long Bay Stock Photo - Alamy Man controls a drone in Halong Bay. Vietnam. Travel to Asia, happiness emotion, summer holiday concept. Picturesque sea landscape. Ha Long Bay Stock Photo - Alamy](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2e3be6x/man-controls-a-drone-in-halong-bay-vietnam-travel-to-asia-happiness-emotion-summer-holiday-concept-picturesque-sea-landscape-ha-long-bay-2e3be6x.jpg)
Man controls a drone in Halong Bay. Vietnam. Travel to Asia, happiness emotion, summer holiday concept. Picturesque sea landscape. Ha Long Bay Stock Photo - Alamy
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