In the British army

tiny drone PD-100 PRS Black Hornet, created by the Norwegian company Prox Dynamics, designed for operational surveillance and intelligence both indoors and outdoors. With it, you can look around the corner or suspicious bush to look in advance shelter and the way forward in an unknown field boya.

The device weighs 15 grams and has a rotor diameter of only 120 millimeters, but its features and functionality do not correspond toy razmeram.

Black Hornet is equipped with a swivel camera, a picture which is transmitted at a distance of a kilometer in the line of sight. The helicopter can operate at wind speeds up to 10 knots (about 5 m / sec), and its own maximum speed - 10 m / sec. On a single charge it can fly up to 30 minutes. But perhaps the most impressive of his "brain" instead of "muscle."

Besides accelerometers and gyroscopes, PD-100 is equipped with pressure sensors that help it to automatically resist the crabs. Autopilot takes over virtually all the work of piloting - you can not just hang in one place, focusing on the image from the camera, but also set the route flyby territory. Helicopter oriented in space using GPS.

The package, in addition to the actual helicopter, remote control included size of a small plate, charging station, and a protective case. Weight complete set - about 1 kg. The first devices are already being used in Afghanistan.

The British Ministry of Defense will soon buy the first batch of 160 PD-100. Although the company's website listed and civilian applications of PD-100, the price of one set is not yet announced.

Source: habrahabr.ru/post/168241/