Flir Systems has won a $20.6M contract to provide the U.S. Army with nano-size unmanned aerial vehicles designed to assist in surveillance and reconnaissance missions.. The latest Black Hornet 3, which FLIR Systems also calls the Personal Reconnaissance System (PRS), weighs less than a tenth of a pound and is just under seven inches long. Le FLIR Black Hornet PRS équipe le soldat fantassin non spécialiste d'un outil de perception de la situation (SA) à la fois discret et immédiat. Its information feed provides soldiers with covert situational awareness to help perform missions more effectively. The navigational requirements of the UAV are served by the global navigation satellite system (GNSS). The little military drone only weights 16 grams.
Here’s a FLIR Systems video on the latest version, Black Hornet 3. According to the video that we post below, the drone has already been used in Afghanistan to spot snipers. La technologie révolutionnaire EO et IR comble le fossé entre capteurs aériens et capteurs terrestres, offrant la même qualité de SA que les UAV plus gros et les fonctions de localisation IED des UGV.

The latest Black Hornet will be demonstrated at EUROSATORY 2018 in Paris, France from June 11 to 15 in the FLIR Stand #A267, Hall 5A. It can fly for 25 minutes with a range of 1.24 miles. Black Hornet 3 UAV features two electro-optic (EO) cameras and a fused thermal LED light night imager. Black Hornet tree service is a professional tree removal and pruning company. PD-100 in flight. Just 6.6 inches long, it may look like a toy, but the Black Hornet is a serious tool for U.S. soldiers.
The company said Thursday it will deliver the Black Hornet 3 personal reconnaissance systems that work to operate in silence for platoon- and small unit-level missions for a maximum flight time of 25 minutes.

Black Hornet looks like it could quickly become an infantryman’s best friend. The unit has swappable batteries and can handle light rain and winds gusting over 20mph. The camera resolution is does not rival … 566 likes. The Black Hornet 3, which includes two UAV sensors, a controller, and display, is sold directly through FLIR and is available today to military, government agencies and law enforcement customers.

The new PD-100 Black Hornet 3 will feature a larger air vehicle, weighing as much as 35 g – the Black Hornet 2 has an all-up weight of 18 g. The system’s primary role is as a soldier-borne close reconnaissance asset will be maintained, with a concept of operations that sees it carried on a …

It allows the soldiers to capture live videos and still images by expanding their visual range. The Black Hornet PRS transmits live video and HD still images back to the operator.