Modern UAV drones
Who
Abraham Karem, an aeronautical engineer born to a Jewish family in Baghdad and raised in Israel, later working in the United States.
When
1980s
Where
Israel and the United States
The modern long-endurance surveillance drone traces back to designs by Abraham Karem, often called the father of UAV technology, whose Albatross and Amber aircraft led to the Predator. Karem, a Jewish engineer raised in Israel, built his early prototypes before continuing his pioneering work in the United States.
Sources
Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.