A target drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle, generally remote controlled, usually used in the training of anti-aircraft crews.
Ryan BQM-34 Firebee jet-propelled drone, used as a target drone
Winston Churchill and the Secretary of State for War waiting to see the launch of a de Havilland Queen Bee radio-controlled target drone, 6 June 1941.
QF-4E from the 82d Aerial Targets Squadron detachment at Holloman AFB, flying manned at a McGuire AFB air show in May 2007 with an A-10A in the background
The BQM-74 Chukar is a series of aerial target drones produced by Northrop. The Chukar has gone through three major revisions, including the initial MQM-74A Chukar I, the MQM-74C Chukar II, and the BQ
A U.S. Navy MQM-74A launch, 1972.
MQM-74C Chukar II floating and being recovered.