The Hewitt-Sperry Automatic Aircraft, a pilotless aircraft (usually loaded with explosives) that was
The Hewitt-Sperry Automatic Aircraft, a pilotless aircraft (usually loaded with explosives) that was developed by the US Navy during World War I to be launched in the general direction of the enemy as an early cruise missile. It ended up being too difficult to control, but did constitute the first use of an unmanned drone. -- source link
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