Bird-sized drones the future of US warcraft

[janglijagga]

Military researchers in the US are developing a new breed of unmanned drones that are the size of birds and even bugs.

Watch flight test video here

An American company called AeroVironment has developed a 'Nano Hummingbird' drone that could be used for reconnaissance and surveillance.

The bird-sized drone can fly inside and outside and has a top speed of 11 miles per hour, even in windy conditions.

Like conventional larger drones, the pilot can fly the microdrone remotely using the onboard camera.

The latest microdrones are being designed to mimic the way a real bird or insect flies, making them less conspicuous in hostile environments.

By 2030, the US military says it envisions swarms of 'spy flies' equipped with sensors and microcameras to detect enemies, nuclear weapons or victims buried in rubble.

Since 9/11 drones have transformed the way the US military has fought the war on terror in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. The Pentagon now has 7,000 drones which are used to fire missiles or spy on insurgents.

Source: Video: Bird-sized drones the future of US warcraft - Telegraph

 

[Black Widow]

What will they be Armed with???? Claw and Beak???

 

[janglijagga]

What will they be Armed with???? Claw and Beak???

I think you can yourself deduce that it is mainly for spying and surveillance.

 

[Jango]

you cant give them hellfires can you??

 

[sur]

 

[sur]

 

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

The usa is in need of some serious mental help.

 

[Zabaniyah]

The usa is in need of some serious mental help.

They are working on miniature bug-sized drones. Maybe they already exist(?)

It can be useful for surveillance and disaster recovery operations. If they are on the market, I'd certainly buy them.

 

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

They are working on miniature bug-sized drones. Maybe they already exist(?)

It can be useful for surveillance and disaster recovery operations. If they are on the market, I'd certainly buy them.

They need to work on their debt and make it 'bug sized'.

 

[Malik Usman]

Good news is ...that bird is almost in its complete shape and now hopefully within next one year we will see this bird in Pak Army's inventory.

 

[sur]

bumping... (Guys this is VERY important...)

1stly, this is country which won't stop ranting "ally" rhetoric...
2ndly, Remember Tomahawk cruises fired at Afghan, & now we have it's look-alike...

Should I say "blessing in disguise"

 

[53fd]

I guess this just goes to show how much respect the US has for international law & borders. Wonder where else these are being used, maybe even in friendly nations, to spy on friendly nations.

 

[Oldman1]

They need to work on their debt and make it 'bug sized'.

Should worry about your own debt problems. Don't want another large protests many years ago.

 

[Zabaniyah]

I guess this just goes to show how much respect the US has for international law & borders. Wonder where else these are being used, maybe even in friendly nations, to spy on friendly nations.

But you'd have to admit, it sounds fun

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Should worry about your own debt problems. Don't want another large protests many years ago.

Iran doesn't have a very large debt.

 

[Chogy]

The U.S. has had a spy cockroach device for decades. The interface is simple... the remote operator tells the roach where to go, and the impulses planted in the roach brain can make it walk, run, go right and left...

Transmits HD quality video and audio for dozens of kilometers.