There were still plenty of BQM-34A drones not converted to reconnaissance duty, mind you. In the early 1980s, many 34As were updated with more powerful 1,900 lbf J69-T-41A engines and improved ...

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 ...

There is people who believe that drones are quite ... It shows early BQM-34A and -34B Firebee test ... U.S. Air Force testing air-launched UCAVs capable to fire Maverick and Shrike missiles in ...

Along with the new Firebee came an MQ-1 Predator drone and an MGM-13 Mace cruise missile, both of which still need to be restored. "There's a skill level involved in that (restoration)," he said.

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

In 1971, U.S. Top Gun pilots took on the latest combat drone -- and lost. A forgotten episode from the early years of unmanned aviation bears lessons for today.

Ukraine will increase interceptor drone and ballistic missile funding amid increased Russian drone and missile attacks, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an evening address on May 26. "I ...

For the first time in the Middle East, a Navy surface drone used a mobile missile system to destroy a target boat during an exercise off the Arabian Peninsula on Oct. 23, 2023.