Interstate TDR

TDR
TDR-1 in flight with aerial torpedo.
General information
TypeAssault drone
National originUnited States
ManufacturerInterstate Aircraft
Primary userUnited States Navy
Number built195
History
Introduction dateSeptember 1944
First flight1942
RetiredOctober 1944

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, 2,000 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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