Following the development of the Curtiss Fledgling, The Naval Aircraft Factory designed the TDN-1 assault drone (an evolution of the RC Curtiss Fledgling) that was capable of carrying a 1,000 pound bomb.

Around the same time as the development of the Curtiss Fledgling, Walter Righter designed the OQ-2, another small radio-controlled aircraft.

Following the early success of the Queen Bee, RC vehicle research began getting more attention and funding.

As a result of rapidly improving manned and unmanned aircraft technology following WWI, the United States Navy and Army put resources behind improving their anti-aircraft gun accuracy.

Drone technology piqued the interest of many militaries after witnessing the devastating effects and impracticality of trench warfare in World War I.

The first pilotless, radio-controlled aircraft was built in 1916 following the outbreak of World War I.

The concept of the quadcopter, an aerial vehicle with four rotors, was first developed by brothers Jacques and Louis Bréguet in 1907.

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