With a 12-ft. 10-in. wingspan, the Firebee can fly at a maximum altitude of 61,000 ft., attains speeds of up to 633 m.p.h., and can stay up for an hour and a half.

But Gulf War II also saw the remergence of an unmanned plane that got its start nearly four decades ago, Defense Tech pal CW notes."Vietnam-era Firebee drones [flew] over Baghdad to drop radar ...

Long before UAVs dominated the skies, the Ryan Firebee was pushing boundaries as one of the earliest and most advanced jet-powered drones. From Cold War surveillance to live-fire training, its ...

The Firebee is an ugly little pilotless airplane, built like a potbellied bug with swept-back wings. It is only 17 ft. 3 in. long, and its wing span is 11 ft. 2 in.

The BQM-34F Firebee drone is the newest restoration project to be completed and put on display at the Weisbrod Aircraft Museum in ... which contain aircraft from World War II to the modern day.

The BQM-34F Firebee drone is the newest restoration project to be completed and put on display at the Weisbrod Aircraft Museum in Pueblo.

Northrop Grumman's BQM-34 modernized Firebee aerial target successfully completed its first flight at the Naval Air Warfare Center in Point Mugu, Calif., the company said Aug. 17. The BQM-34 ...

Northrop Grumman's venerable BQM-34 Firebee high-speed target drone is enjoying a second lease of life as an autonomous unmanned air vehicle, thanks to the Iraq war. Five BQM-34-53s were deployed ...