Drones Timeline

By eyurtbay

  • Drones Used by Japan in WWII

    Drone baloons used by the Japanese Airforce were spotted over California and Oregon during the Second World War

  • US used its First Drones

    The US used highly classified drones in the Gulf of Tonkin, but many were shot down and the US government claimed no responsibility for the aircraft

  • US military aknowledges the use of drones

    The State department confirmed the use of UAVs over South Vietnam

  • Yom Kippur War,

    Israeli Military uses first ever drone with real time surviellance capability

  • Lebanon War,

    Israelis use drones to destroy Syrian air defense

  • Boeing Condor created

  • 9/11 Attacks,

    The September 11 attacks initiate the war on terror, Drone strikes begin in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan

  • Reaper and Predator drones have killed 1 thousand people

  • First US targeted killing by Drone

  • Drone strike in Pakistan misses target, kills civilians

  • Creation of the Qinetic Zephyr

  • Drone Strike kills US citizen Anwar Al-Alawqi

  • UAV proposal to spy on US civilians shot down

  • Civilian UAV crashes in Manahttan

  • US navy launches drone from Submarine