Mini Drones: UK Army Deploys Tiny Helicopters

News.Sky.com
February 4, 2013

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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This article was posted: Monday, February 4, 2013 at 9:09 am

Tags: big brother, domestic spying, drones

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