The Ukrainian war has been a testing ground for a wide range of military technologies, including unmanned aircraft (UAVs), commonly called drones. UAVs have been used in a variety of roles, from surveillance and reconnaissance to attack.
One type of UAV that has had a significant impact on warfare is the very small drone called the Black Hornet. These drones are very small and lightweight, allowing them to operate in difficult environments and avoid detection.
The Black Hornet is one of the very small and most used drones in the Ukrainian war. It is a helicopter-shaped drone with a weight of only 18 grams and a length of 12 centimeters. It has a flight range of 25 minutes and a maximum speed of 20 kilometers per hour.
The Black Hornet is equipped with a thermal camera and a normal camera. This allows it to provide high-resolution images of the battlefield. The drone is also equipped with a data transmitter that allows images to be sent in real time to an operator on the ground.
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Ukrainian forces have used the Black Hornet for a variety of tasks, such as surveillance, target reconnaissance, mine scanning, etc... and it has helped them identify targets and avoid their own casualties.
The next wars are going to be very different after the experience with drones (all types of drones) in Ukraine.
In the field of defense, small drones have great potential, as they are light and silent, and therefore difficult to detect by the enemy. And they are also not excessively expensive (around $20,000) to be used in critical situations that prevent the loss of human life.
The company that offers this drone to the market is called Teledyne FLIR and it manufactures almost all the parts itself, to better protect its design from the competition, and prevent it from being copied.
Thousands of units of this drone have been sold, and it is clear that very small drones are going to be increasingly more capable and more used in the future.
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