The Armed Forces showed in action the smallest drone Black Hornet Nano (video)

Reductors weighing 32 g make it possible to carry out reconnaissance in the rear of the enemy without drawing attention. The Ukrainian soldiers use in the war miniature drones of Black Hornet Nano from Teledyne Flir. The owner of the special purpose site and the founder of the newspaper "Special forces" Volodymyr Volosyuk showed the device in action on his Facebook page. In a short roller, the military demonstrated their ability to handle a small drone, similar to a pocket helicopter.

Black Hornet Nano hangs in the air above the field, and then under the control of the operator slowly descended into the raised cap. Judging from the trees in the background, the video was shot a few months ago, but only published now. Earlier, focus talked about the characteristics and features of Black Hornet. The model is very small in size (10x2. 5 cm), and the weight of one device is only 32 g.

The appearance of a drone seems like a baby toy, but it is a complete military equipment designed to be intelligence directly under the nose. The drone screws rotate almost silently, so it is able to act even inside the room where Russian soldiers have settled. The tiny camera transmits the operator of the video in real time with a resolution of 640x480 and pictures with a resolution of 1 600x1 200 pixes. On the encrypted communication channel at a distance of up to 2 km.

In addition, all material is recorded on the SD card so that the Armed Forces fighters can study the intelligence more carefully after returning to the base. In addition to the optical camera, Black Hornet is equipped with a thermal imaging and a flashlight for night. The operator can easily wear a microdron in the pocket, because it takes up no more space than a smartphone.

You can manually manually control the Black Hornet or send it to a separate flight, setting several checkpoints and specifying the tasks that you need to perform in one place or another. In case of loss of connection, the Black Hornet drone will return to the GPS navigation operator. In August, it became known that Norway and the United Kingdom will be transferred to the Armed Forces of Black Hornet. The number of devices is unknown, but the cost of the whole party was $ 9. 6 million.