The article focuses on the first use of drones in 1956 during the Cold War by the United States Air Force. Topics mentioned include their design, the efforts made by the American government and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in particular to develop these aerial reconnaissance vehicles, and the operational testing which took place during the 1960s.
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