Black Hornet's pocket drones for the Armed Forces: Why a military UAV with the size like a toy (video)

In their design, the devices resemble helicopters, but soldiers can easily wear drones in their pockets, because they take up less space than the average modern smartphone: dimensions are 10x2. 5 cm, and weight - only 32 g. Due to its compact size, they are able to fly even indoors. . The developers promise the best visual masking and almost silent movement. Black Hornet is easy to learn to learn how to control them, only 20 minutes are enough.

With the help of drone cameras transmits a video with an extension of 640x480 pixels and pictures with an extension of 1600x1200 pixels. With access to the image of the terrain, it will be easier for the land troops to fight. At night, the UAV switches to the thermal imager and, if necessary, includes a built -in LED flashlight. The data is transmitted by the encrypted communication channel in the range of 2 km, in addition, they are recorded on SD cards.

The operator can manually control the drone with a remote control or lay the route, focusing on several checkpoints. Each checkpoint can provide a separate task that the UAVs will have to complete. In case of loss of connection, the Black Hornet drone will return to the start point, guided by GPS navigation. Black Hornet UAV was first released by the Norwegian company Prox Dynamics. In 2016, the company was bought by Flir Systems, which in May 2021 purchased Teledyne.

The cost of the standard kit is about $ 195 thousand. It includes 2 pocket drones, a charging station, a tablet and a controller, all together weighs about 1. 3 kg. Earlier they wrote that the United Kingdom and Norway would be sent to the Armed Forces of Black Hornet for $ 9. 26 million. The Norwegian Ministry of Defense announced the supply of drones on August 24, on Independence Day of Ukraine.