Monday, February 4, 2013

Here Comes The Mini Drones

The tiny drones send video and still images back to a handheld screen

Mini Drones: Army Deploys Tiny Helicopters -- SKY News

A tiny 4ins remote-control helicopter is being used for surveillance on the front line to detect enemy threats to British troops.

British troops are using a nano drone just 10cm long and weighing 16 grams on the front line in Afghanistan to provide vital information on the ground.

They are the first to use the state-of-the-art handheld tiny surveillance helicopters, which relay reliable full motion video and still images back to the devices' handlers in the battlefield.

The Black Hornet Nano Unmanned Air Vehicle is the size of a child's toy, measuring just 10cm (4 ins) by 2.5cm (1 inch), and is equipped with a tiny camera.

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My Comment: It will only be a question of time before every squad has a few of these drones to use on patrol, scouting, etc.

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