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In 1916, Lawrence Sperry patented and built an " aerial torpedo ", a small biplane carrying a TNT charge, a Sperry autopilot and a barometric altitude control.

Inspired by these experiments, the US Army developed a similar flying bomb called the Kettering Bug.

In the period between the World Wars the United Kingdom developed the Larynx ( Long Range Gun with Lynx Engine ) which underwent a few flight tests in the 1920s.