![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,
![Drone Origins: World War II and Vietnam-era Remotely Piloted Vehicles | Understanding Empire: Technology, Power, Politics Drone Origins: World War II and Vietnam-era Remotely Piloted Vehicles | Understanding Empire: Technology, Power, Politics](https://understandingempire.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/dc-130-carrying-ryan-firebees.png)