Interstate TDR

The Interstate TDR was an early unmanned combat aerial vehicle — referred to at the time as an "assault drone" — developed by the Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation during the Second World War for use by the United States Navy. Capable of being armed with bombs or torpedoes, 2000 aircraft were ordered, but only around 200 were built. The type saw some service in the Pacific Theater against the Japanese, but continuing developmental issues affecting the aircraft, along with the success of operations using more conventional weapons, led to the decision being made to cancel the assault drone program in October 1944.

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Interstate BQ-6A; TD3R-1; TDR-1; XBQ-4; XBQ-5; XBQ-6; XTD2R
unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation, United States Navy, United States, 

TDR-1, 

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  TDR-1 ⓘ
  unmanned combat aerial vehicle model by Interstate Aircraft

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Interstate TDR-1

Interstate XTD3R

Interstate TDR-1 assault drone being prepared for an attack circa in September 1944

Interstate XBQ-4

Interstate TDR-1 in flight over Philadelphia Navy Yard 1943

Interstate XTD3R-1 attack drone at NAS Patuxent River in March 1944

USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) in a South Pacific port on 17 June 1944

US Navy drones in 1945

Interstate TDR-1 on display at Naval Aviation Museum

Interstate BQ-4 assault drone prototype

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		TDR-1	Interstate TDR	Wikidata
commons	image		Interstate TDR-1		Commons
commons	image		Interstate XTD3R		Commons
commons	image		Interstate TDR-1 assault drone being prepared for an attack circa in September 1944		Commons
commons	image		Interstate XBQ-4		Commons
commons	image		Interstate TDR-1 in flight over Philadelphia Navy Yard 1943		Commons
commons	image		Interstate XTD3R-1 attack drone at NAS Patuxent River in March 1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) in a South Pacific port on 17 June 1944		Commons
commons	image		US Navy drones in 1945		Commons
commons	image		Interstate TDR-1 on display at Naval Aviation Museum		Commons
commons	image		Interstate BQ-4 assault drone prototype		Commons