In theory, the insectothopter could still be flown in less than 7 mph winds, but “the ultimate demonstration of controlled powered flight has not yet been achieved,” Adkins ultimately reported.

In the 1970s, the CIA engineered the Insectothopter, a groundbreaking mini UAV designed as a covert listening device. Modeled after a dragonfly, it featured flapping wings and laser guidance but ...

During the 1970s, the CIA experimented with a tiny spy drone called the insectothopter as a discreet way of collecting audio intelligence. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Military & Defense ...

CIA created a UAV in the ’70s called the Insectothopter -- Watch CIA-developed miniaturized UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) and listening device "Insectothopter" fly! To learn more about the CIA ...

Have you ever watched a James Bond or Mission Impossible movie and wondered if any of those absurd gadgets could actually be put to use in the real world? Well as it so happens, the spies on the ...

Back in the 1970s, the CIA developed what we would now call a drone that was designed to be disguised as a dragonfly, called the “Insectothopter.” According to Spycraft: The Secret History of ...

The Insectothopter was designed by the CIA in the ‘70s and could fly via remote control up to 650 feet. The spy gadget looked like an ordinary dragonfly, but hidden inside the high-tech bug was ...

Control was through two lasers – one that controlled the insectothopter's power and another that steered it. Newly released CIA plans show how the spy agency developed its robot dragonfly.

Developed by CIA's Office of Research and Development in the 1970s, this micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was the first flight of an insect-sized aerial vehicle (Insectothopter). It was an ...

At first glance, this 1970s Cold War artifact looked like any Common Green Darner (Anax junius) or maybe a Blue-faced specimen (Coryphaeschna adnexa) if you’re squinting—its face, forewings, and ...