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US special forces got pocket drone

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The special operations forces of the US Marine Corps have acquired PD-100 Black Hornet miniature drones from the Norwegian development. 16-centimeter helicopter can be in the air for 25 minutes, transmitting the image from three cameras, writes the Marine Corps Times.




The training course for the Marines to use UAVs is very simple, it takes half an hour. In the set carried on the chest, the weight of the 1.2 kg is a control panel, two apparatuses the size of a palm, which are intended for reconnaissance and observation. One Black Hornet camera is looking forward, the other is down and forward at an angle of 45 degrees, the third is strictly down. The cameras have a night mode and they can shoot in the infrared.

“It is impossible to detect a drone,” the designation emphasized.

Drones are charged from the outlet, a standard battery of an army radio, car cigarette lighter, the device is insensitive to wind and rain.

From the moment of the first exhibition to the adoption of the device into service only one year passed.
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  1. Karasik
    Karasik 26 September 2015 08: 22
    +2
    I am glad that the article on the new American drones was issued with a photograph of the new Russian ZSU-23-4М4 “Shilka-M4”. The hint is clear, bravo!
    1. Proud.
      Proud. 26 September 2015 08: 24
      +4
      Quote: Karasik
      I am glad that the article on the new American drones was issued with a photograph of the new Russian ZSU-23-4М4 “Shilka-M4”. The hint is clear, bravo!

      A hint that "Shilke" and such are in the teeth laughing . And here is a photo of the drone itself:
      1. little girl15
        little girl15 26 September 2015 08: 30
        +4
        Soon, cockroaches with cameras will run on command.
        1. Basarev
          Basarev 26 September 2015 08: 33
          +3
          I wonder if it’s possible to catch such a drone with a butterfly net and then calmly indulge in reading intelligence.
        2. APASUS
          APASUS 26 September 2015 08: 51
          +8
          Quote: Vovochka15
          Soon, cockroaches with cameras will run on command.

          Already invented and run
      2. Karasik
        Karasik 26 September 2015 08: 31
        +1
        Quote: Be proud.
        And here is a photo of the drone itself

        Well, the photo has been changed! Did the error come out? But the previous photo was "bull's-eye"!
        1. Proud.
          Proud. 26 September 2015 08: 55
          +4
          Quote: Karasik
          Well, the photo has been changed! Did the error come out? But the previous photo was "bull's-eye"!

          On the introductory photo quadrocopter, and not a helicopter. In the search query, it gives the material and pictures to such a helicopter:
      3. Couch General
        Couch General 26 September 2015 08: 52
        +3
        The Saiga shotgun urgently needs to be adopted by the units of the Russian army.
    2. marlin1203
      marlin1203 26 September 2015 12: 52
      +1
      Cool stuff! You can drive for cigarettes! laughing
  2. Oman 47
    Oman 47 26 September 2015 08: 27
    +6
    "... insensitive to wind and rain ..."
    FAIRY TALES.
    What are the batteries for 25 min. flight at this size ???
    1. Proud.
      Proud. 26 September 2015 08: 29
      +4
      Quote: Oman 47
      "... insensitive to wind and rain ..."

      Quote: Oman 47
      FAIRY TALES.

      Especially about the wind. I suppose.
    2. Vladimirets
      Vladimirets 26 September 2015 08: 31
      +1
      Quote: Oman 47
      FAIRY TALES.

      And this: "It is impossible to detect a drone"? belay What, you can’t even see?
      1. Doctor Savage
        Doctor Savage 26 September 2015 08: 47
        +2
        Quote: Vladimirets
        And this: "It is impossible to detect a drone"? belay What, you can’t even see?


        You are too strict towards the deceiver. For him, Russian is not his native language.
      2. SSR
        SSR 26 September 2015 10: 25
        +2
        Quote: Vladimirets
        Quote: Oman 47
        FAIRY TALES.

        And this: "It is impossible to detect a drone"? belay What, you can’t even see?

        At an altitude of more than a hundred meters, you don’t even pay attention to him, our noisy quadrocopter recently watched, but as soon as he got higher, the noise disappeared and the picture on the monitor was excellent and by the way, our journalists from Syria now show the pictures from above, thanks to the quadrocopters .. .. True, they are many times more pin.dos.skogo helicopter.
      3. BoBkaTyumen
        BoBkaTyumen 26 September 2015 12: 39
        +3
        From 50 meters even a 600x600 hexacopter can no longer be heard, but from 100 to the naked eye it is difficult to notice. And cameras with FullHD "see" at 500 meters. We checked it ourselves when we made a panoramic shooting of the dacha array. So the fight against such detection tools is really an urgent problem.
  3. ia-ai00
    ia-ai00 26 September 2015 08: 30
    +1
    "It is impossible to detect a drone" ...

    Not really, really impossible?
    ... on the chest of the kit weighing 1.2 kg there is a control panel ... ... a 16-cm helicopter can be in the air for 25 minutes

    Well, if so, then the Marine should be on the territory of the enemy. I do not think that the drone has a high flight speed, and it is able to cover large areas. And at what height does he fly? what
    1. tchoni
      tchoni 26 September 2015 08: 37
      +7
      Quote: ia-ai00
      Well, if so, then the Marine should be on the territory of the enemy. I do not think that the drone has a high flight speed, and it is able to cover large areas.

      Yes, no territories. This is intelligence within the limits of 500 - 1500 meters. Crap will be very useful in the city, in the mountains and other places where visual intelligence is limited.
      1. Massik
        Massik 26 September 2015 09: 06
        +4
        Yes, no territories. This is intelligence within the limits of 500 - 1500 meters. Crap will be very useful in the city, in the mountains and other places where visual intelligence is limited.
        Too much, you said. 150 meters maximum, if this thing is not done through glonass, which is very doubtful with such a small size. After all, she needs not only to fly, but also to receive a control signal and transmit the reverse picture in a less readable version.
        1. dauria
          dauria 26 September 2015 17: 20
          +3
          150 meters maximum, if this thing is not done through glonass


          smile Believe the old modeller- 1 km even home-made equipment 27 or 40 MHz provides a long time ago. A factory 2,4 GHz in both directions easily. Otherwise, the manufacturer has nothing to do in the market. (On the photo is homemade equipment)
          1. Massik
            Massik 26 September 2015 20: 14
            0
            There are no questions about the management account, but what about the reverse signal transmission?
        2. tchoni
          tchoni 27 September 2015 19: 18
          0
          Well, I don’t see any particular problems here ... The same mobile phone is relaying VF with a quite acceptable band and power. It’s just that the parameters of the wafer are artificially limited, because for it’s not ... And having gone to a lower frequency, limited to a worse picture - it is quite possible to get a range of up to a kilometer and a half. But although I am inclined to still count. that in urban areas it will be 500 meters, maybe 300 meters.
    2. Manul
      Manul 26 September 2015 10: 16
      +2
      Quote: ia-ai00
      Well, if so, then the Marine should be on the territory of the enemy. I do not think that the drone has a high flight speed, and it is able to cover large areas. And at what height does he fly?

      Well this is for the special forces. Clean the premises before the assault to check. There can be no talk of any placement behind enemy lines.
  4. Abbra
    Abbra 26 September 2015 08: 36
    +3
    The war of drones is coming !!! In Russia they will be killed by fly swatter drinks
    1. Privat
      Privat 26 September 2015 08: 47
      +3
      It's too much.
      It is enough to smear the bait with honey. smile
      Or just hang flytraps.
      But in general, radio jammers are quite enough.
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    3. Manul
      Manul 26 September 2015 10: 18
      +5
      Quote: Abbra
      The war of drones is coming !!! In Russia they will be killed by fly swatter

      lol So already there countermeasures are developed against analogues.
  5. 31rus
    31rus 26 September 2015 08: 43
    +2
    Yes, yes, there was a sharp gust of wind because of the knoll and take pictures of yourself, dear ones, it’s most likely for buildings, when stripping, therefore it’s possible to catch or bring down a bumblebee when flying, but this is a miracle and even more so, we train falcons to hunt for it device (joke)
  6. Aksakal_07
    Aksakal_07 26 September 2015 08: 44
    +1
    Quote: "The device is insensitive to the wind."
    Does this mean that he and typhoons do not care?
  7. Region 23
    Region 23 26 September 2015 08: 45
    +3
    A one-time UAV was introduced at MAKS 2015 "EYE".
    Among the unique functions of the drone is the ability to climb to a height of 250 m and transmit footage via Wi-Fi. - The "Eye" weighs 300 grams, and is similar in size to a festive firecracker. The cost of the device is much lower than that of classic UAVs.
  8. Oman 47
    Oman 47 26 September 2015 08: 54
    +1
    Helicopter-type devices, due to the low horizontal speed, are quite VULNERABLE for small arms, especially with optics.
  9. uav80
    uav80 26 September 2015 08: 58
    +3
    Quote: Vladimirets
    And this: "It is impossible to detect a drone"? What, you can’t even see?

    it can fly at a speed of up to 10 m / s, with a size of 10 cm from 50 you just won’t see it or you just won’t pay attention ...

    PS: the shavers for him paid 31 lamas bucks in 2012, and all for 160 sets, so not a cheap hornet turns out to be almost 200000 bucks ...
  10. Professor
    Professor 26 September 2015 09: 04
    12
    “It is impossible to detect a drone,” the designation emphasized.

    Possible.

    1. Region 23
      Region 23 26 September 2015 09: 12
      +3
      Urgently starting to breed hawks smile
      1. Ural resident
        Ural resident 26 September 2015 10: 45
        +1
        Interestingly, and their fingers do not chop off their screws?
        1. Professor
          Professor 26 September 2015 10: 47
          +3
          Quote: A resident of the Urals
          Interestingly, and their fingers do not chop off their screws?

          Not. There are plastic blades and the engine is weak. It's not a lawn mower.
        2. Abbra
          Abbra 26 September 2015 11: 04
          +2
          Resident of the Urals! Bring me a bird with your fingers! I pay in cash and instantly !!!! lol
    2. APASUS
      APASUS 26 September 2015 09: 28
      +2
      Quote: Professor
      “It is impossible to detect a drone,” the designation emphasized.
      Possible.

      That's right, each mouse has its own cat!
  11. Dr. Bormental
    Dr. Bormental 26 September 2015 09: 25
    +3
    Here, none of the members of the forum have a radio helicopter? Such a small one .. Well, if not, know that any gust of wind for him is kirdyk. I’m declaring this as a pro to you - I have already broken 2 pieces wassat
    1. wanderer
      wanderer 26 September 2015 17: 25
      +1
      Dr. Blumenthal, do not use Chinese toys, but buy a normal helicopter (such as a t-rex), even the smallest (125) flies admirably in any wind - there are at least three channel gyroscopes there so it's true about wind resistance (of course I not talking about hurricanes)

      For the professor, you just did not see what a small helicopter’s plastic sample could do, even a drunk friend tried to catch a helicopter (T Rex 250) on the fly, the screw diameter is only 80 cm. The motor is electric. More than 40 seams on your hands.
      1. Professor
        Professor 26 September 2015 18: 05
        +1
        Quote: wanderer
        For the professor, you just did not see what a small helicopter’s plastic sample could do, even a drunk friend tried to catch a helicopter (T Rex 250) on the fly, the screw diameter is only 80 cm. The motor is electric. More than 40 seams on your hands.

        Composite blades of a helicopter will blow the head to anyone who sets it up, however, in the helicopter under discussion, the blades are carbon fiber, but their diameter is very small and engine power is small. Not hurt and little finger.
  12. bubla5
    bubla5 26 September 2015 09: 32
    +2
    the device is insensitive to wind and rain.
    And these are already fairy tales, any apparatus with gusty wind and rain will come.
  13. Nyrobsky
    Nyrobsky 26 September 2015 09: 58
    +3
    We do not give a ride in Russia. It will freeze in winter, and in summer ravens will peck)))
  14. roskot
    roskot 26 September 2015 10: 12
    +4
    -Dron! Where are you going?
    -I went to reconnaissance.
  15. Babai Balkan
    Babai Balkan 26 September 2015 10: 50
    0
    the liners get the wind, he can see the direction of flight along a pre-stretched fishing line.
  16. RRR
    RRR 26 September 2015 11: 26
    -2
    And who didn’t think that the “helicopter” taking off would unmask a super-duper spy?
    And for those who like "missions" is this green stuff on the forehead? laughing
    Well, except that when the enemy is blind, deaf and unarmed ... then he will pull a glass of seeds.

    Oh, boys! You only need to see a new gadget - you will write boiling water for 3 weeks, only then you will start to think with your brains.
  17. thinker
    thinker 26 September 2015 11: 43
    0
    This is a good drone video ad.
    http://www.rg.ru/2015/09/24/robot-site-anons.html
  18. Oman 47
    Oman 47 26 September 2015 11: 54
    +2
    I wonder if it’s possible to adapt artillery reconnaissance stations to search for drones by sound ?!
    Found - cut off the communication channel and video transmission.
  19. Appraiser
    Appraiser 26 September 2015 13: 40
    0
    "We have A. Chubais already created nano tanks and aircraft." As this drone shows itself, time will pass and we'll see. bully
  20. sharp-lad
    sharp-lad 26 September 2015 13: 43
    0
    It's time to develop a portable ZLK (anti-aircraft laser complex).
  21. arrows
    arrows 26 September 2015 16: 22
    0
    I gave a similar helicopter to my grandson, bought it on the "aprashka", but it hangs for 30 minutes, not less, and costs 1.800 of our wooden ones, which is a pin again .. they are pulling us in !!
  22. parus88
    parus88 26 September 2015 18: 57
    0
    it is necessary to consider other methods of dealing with them (such as EMR)
  23. IAlex
    IAlex 26 September 2015 19: 09
    0
    So, what will the mega patriots tell us about stupid Americans with their "miserable" low-power portable lasers to combat small-sized UAVs?