The Pocket-Sized Black Hornet Drone Is About To Change Army Operations Forever

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The Pocket-Sized Black Hornet Drone Is About To Change Army Operations Forever
Even the service's smallest units will soon have the ability to scout ahead and see into hard to reach spaces from behind cover.
By Joseph TrevithickFebruary 6, 2019



After more than four years of experimentation and evaluation, the U.S. Army is beginning to send out FLIR Systems' tiny Black Hornet nano drones to operational units, which will fundamentally change how the service conducts itself on the battlefield. The miniature unmanned helicopter will give the elements as small as infantry squads a significant boost in situational awareness and allow them to scout ahead without having to automatically put soldiers at risk.


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