Photo: Close-In Covert Autonomous Disposable Aircraft (CICADA)
Futurism: The Coming Age of the Military Micro-Drone
These micro-drones are expected to change the face of counter terrorism and warfare, as well as law enforcement and surveillance, in a big way.
CICADA
The Close-In Covert Autonomous Disposable Aircraft, or CICADA, is playfully described as a “paper airplane with a circuit board” in a recent AFP article. The micro-drone is intended to be deployed in, what the U.S. military has taken to calling, “swarms.”
The CICADA swarm is dropped from an airplane to glide down to the Earth’s surface, directed by an on-board GPS which can guide the drones to within 4.5 meters (approx. 15 ft) of its target destination from a 17 km (approx. 11 mile) descent.
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WNU Editor: Here are some more items on the Pentagon's wish list .... Smarter smart bombs, railguns and swarming drones soldiers can simply throw in the air: Pentagon unveils its plans for the future of war (Daily Mail)
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