British Army Using Tiny Drones for Surveillance
The Black Hornet Nano Unmanned Air Vehicle is 4 inches long
British troops are using a nano drone just 10cm long and weighing 16 grams on the front line in Afghanistan to provide vital information on the ground.
They are the first to use the state-of-the-art handheld tiny surveillance helicopters, which relay reliable full motion video and still images back to the devices' handlers in the battlefield.
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