The Interstate TDR was an early unmanned combat aerial vehicle — referred to at the time as an "assault drone" — developed by the Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation during the …

2022年7月15日 · What was the Interstate TDR-1? The Interstate TDR was an early uncrewed combat aerial vehicle built by the Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation for use by the …

On September 27, 1944, four drones, each armed with a 2,000-pound bomb, flew 55 miles to Bougainville to attack an anti-aircraft battery the Japanese had established on a beached …

Interstate Aircraft designed and manufactured the aircraft, providing both radio control and facility for a pilot so that the aircraft could be ferried to a destination. Carrying a 1,000 lb. bomb...

The TDR-1 was equipped with a television camera and guided by joystick to the target, controlled by an aviator in a modified TBM Avenger. Under control of the Navy’s Special Task Air Group …

2017年9月21日 · Another was essentially World War II's equivalent of a Reaper drone. The U.S. Navy paid the Interstate Aircraft Company to develop a remote-controlled bomber that could …

2022年3月22日 · One of the earlier forays by the United States military into an unmanned attack-minded drone aircraft was the Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation (IAEC) "TDR" of …

2017年8月21日 · Four Interstate TDR-1s, each carrying a 2,000-pound (907 kilogram) bomb, are launched against Japanese supply caves in the Keravia Bay, Rabaul, area of New Britain …

The TDR unmanned assault drone aircraft was developed by Interstate Aircraft starting in Apr 1942 by request of the United States Navy. The prototype took its first flight in 1942. They …

2024年3月6日 · During World War II, amidst the tumultuous Pacific battles, the United States Navy launched a revolutionary form of warfare. The year 1944 marked the debut of the …