Smallest Military Nano Drone - The Size of a Finger

[@joshschneider9766]

A swarm of forty or fifty could be used as an anti stealth multi focal radar. These are going to be very useful.

[@marcseclecticstuff9497]

That's a really cool idea! Could you go into a little bit of detail on how the system would work? Phased array elements?

[@professortrog7742]

Murder-swarm

[@haakoflo]

More likely, they would be used alongside stealth aircraft, artillery and cruise missiles to priovide accurate targeting information directly through a datalink, with no need for a human spotter to provide coordinates manually. Artillery, cruise missiles and and F35's could then keep a "lock" on a target as small as a human soldier, from 100km away. Imagine if one of these is used to track the location of an officer, like a colonel, walking within his camp, thinking he's safe. Then suddenly out of nowhere, a 250lbs semi-guided glide bomb hits precisely his location, launched from an F35 50km away. Half a second later, most of the rest of the nearby officers suffer the same fate.

[@haakoflo]

@@Administrator_O-5 If the control unit is equipped with a data link, it (the control unit) would be perfectly able to relay enough information to a data network that in turn can provide real-time targeting data to an F35. If this is automatic, and the software of the control unit supports it, a "lock" on a target should show up in the sensor fusion software of the F35 instantly. Within a few secons, the pilot could authorize a launch of a GBU-53 or similar munition. If we assume a flight speed of about 200knots, the bomb should hit the target within ~15 minutes, plenty of time with a 25 minute battery on the drone. Also, with 2 drones available in a set, extending the 25 mins to around 45 is just a software thing. Why do you think the US army required the datalink to be added to the US version, in the first place?

[@haakoflo]

@@Administrator_O-5 All of those are vulnerable to enemy air defences. A tiny stealth drone can be operated by a team of Delta or Rangers from a relatively safe location for all sorts of missions, including decapitation and SEAD/DEAD missions.

[@Zoom_1012]

Wow. That’s really amazing. I’ve been around drones before and they’re always quite loud. I wish we were able to actually hear how quiet it is in this video. 🌴☀️🌴

[@kreuzerkreuzer]

I was thinking the same, the sound is critical

[@justdoingitjim7095]

My Hubsan 501 is very quiet, yet it's not real small.

[@matejmazur01]

Yay! Let's celebrate our abolishment of privacy! Who needs that, when you have nothing to hide!

[@tjjanicke8558]

They don’t want you to know what it sounds like

[@Emogeta]

It's decently quiet. You can hear it within 20 feet.

[@RickOShay]

In operation since 2013 - by now there's probably something half the size and twice as fast with 5 x the range.

[@1Flyingfist]

Things that look like insects etc.

[@Pimps-R-us]

The ones we used in our battalion was about the size of a half dollar

[@jeffk464]

That would mean batteries are 5 X better than they were in 2013. Phones are maybe 2X better.

[@andrewbastian9980]

They’re hold our technology back 🤔 D.A.R.P.A haves flying insects? They had a fly with a camera on it.

[@M33f3r]

It’s funny and a bit unnerving when reality strays into birds aren’t real territory.

[@mikes0121]

This is so old imagine what they have now

[@publicspeaker4009]

Mosquitoes

[@thespacemanfil]

Birds

[@publicspeaker4009]

@@thespacemanfil oh for your right… pigeons arnt real…. CANADA ISNT REAL

[@KnaufL]

Better batteries and flight times, probably better optical sensors too

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I saw the new model bird recharges by roosting on power lines. Pretty genius invention really.

[@marcusmoonstein242]

$195K is ridiculous for that drone! An incredibly useful piece of kit, especially in urban environments. They just need to make it much cheaper.

[@KnaufL]

If you were the engineer, would you work for free?

[@WhatHappenedIn-vt3vq]

@@KnaufL at 195k a piece, that isn't free. Providing for NATO when I wasn't super popular that's fine, but if your trying to catch a human trafficking unit redhanded or trying to prevent WW3 without risking compromising our ability to win it by failing to prepare that's 1m per ten life saving drones

[@KnaufL]

@@WhatHappenedIn-vt3vq that's what I'm saying. Nothing is really free in life. A single drone production might cost less than 1000$ at that quantity, but the company had to pay engineering time for R&D

[@seanriopel3132]

It is amazing how much profit some companies can make through government contracts. I know the initial costs are high because they have to cover the research and development costs so they will go down but there is no way the material cost is more than a couple thousand. Even for the custom made miniature electronics. However the advantage it provides is immeasurable.

[@KnaufL]

@@seanriopel3132 government is not cheap because they want high quality and the people allowing the sale are not paying with their own money. If it were private customers, they would absolutely pay less than the job is worth and count every cent

[@sim.frischh9781]

I imagine those would also be great for Fire Fighters and Emergency Doctors, Avalanche Rescue and all sorts of Distaster Help work. Though for those uses, larger, less stealthy drones would suffice, so less miniaturation would be needed.

[@Dom_Fella]

They have full access to buy it if they want

[@sim.frischh9781]

@@Dom_Fella Given how old they are by now, i´m not surprised. The video mentioned they are available on the market.

[@zano187]

Until you consider the cost per unit, you can easily get 20 more capable drones for the same price or less at the cost that they don't fit in your hand.

[@raymondweaver8526]

Fly it into a building

[@Dom_Fella]

@@zano187 still their choice

[@Eziio_Morningstar]

It Just Amazing How Small Drones Are Getting These Days.

[@shawnfoogle920]

Meh yawn we want bigger drones with guns

[@Eziio_Morningstar]

@@shawnfoogle920 Or and hear me out here smaller drones that can carry a small explosive device for a more personal touch

[@1Flyingfist]

@@Eziio_Morningstar It's only a matter of time before "terrorists" use them on the public.

[@modernmarksmn]

We have kamikaze drones now we need rocket and 9 mm ones

[@shawnfoogle920]

imagine a sniper drone shooting from high above, now were talkn

[@AdvancedUSA]

This is amazing but the ones they don't show us are even more amazing. I've heard of drones the size of house flies that are released in swarms. Some land on power lines and can charge through induction - what the others do is up to our imagination. Make one a bit larger and attach an explosive and you can target individuals. Crazy stuff.

[@SF-fb6lv]

It would be nice if it could land (like in a tree) and just overwatch without using battery life flying.

[@Cossack124]

We use these at our unit, they are rubbish, useless if there's a slight breeze and inside it wont work as it looses GPS, and you have to go back outside and link it up again and that take some time, if the military want to buy a drone, buy the quad copters that the SF use, at least they are more stable

[@WhatHappenedIn-vt3vq]

Its old so I don't know it was still in production as it was. I think it was made for purely its stealth capability, and if there handmade there might be component changes available for really high value targets

[@pareidoliamadness]

This drone is definitely not worth the money that they are selling it to the military. Having a background in drones and its technology for many years now I can see how this drone must be flown in an area where winds are below 5 mph.

[@Coach_BigMac]

Isn't designed primarily for indoor use?

[@briankdey1746]

Agreed. Not only that but the only places they can realistically use it (clearing buildings and infrastructure) means they are heard well before they come into contact with their objectives and or targets. 25 minutes isn't even enough to clear a two story 1500 square foot building with multiple rooms. I heard the lift of the blades were compromised to make it a little quieter but really how much could that be?

[@briankdey1746]

It is basically literally one of those $9 toy drones you get from the dollar store with a couple extra 12 megapixel cameras on it and that's being generous

[@Eric-gq6ip]

For a drone that's 10 years old now it's pretty impressive compared to even high end consumer drones if you consider how tiny this thing is. Sure, now we can go out and buy a Mavic Mini for $300 which has significantly better performance and range, but is also significantly larger also has benefitted from 10 years of technology improvements.

[@BMGS340]

Quite I think not, and physics says it'll be shitty in wind.

[@sandysand3097]

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee …. Yo whats that noise

[@CAweather]

I'm afraid of the Black Hornet.

[@crazemon]

$195,000 per unit... that's gotta be like prescription pills. It costs the company millions of dollars to develop, but only a tiny fraction of that price to make each unit. They're charging that much to recoup the development cost. I just cannot believe it actually costs that much, and more likely costs the company a hundredth or less of that price to produce each unit.

[@TheRealRedRooster]

Yeah, $2k would sound reasonable, but 100x that much, no way Jose!

[@ddegn]

If that price was ever correct, it's really old. They don't cost that much now.

[@mattstyles2498]

Lol. I dont think they need to specify "unmanned" in the name. Think they would be more surprised if they said it was manned

[@michaelc2644]

I would not say, "undetectable." It is not THAT small.

[@thedudegrowsfood284]

A duck hunter with 20/20 vision and the right loads might actually be useful when these are around.

[@vikingpowered868]

Still wasn't enough to defeat cavemen with AK-47s..

[@JACKAL747]

Can't beat an Ideology buddy and it was an Insurgency. Kinda hard to destroy a people that hides in the Civilian population. Wait until the USA fights a Conventional war.

[@EricKremer]

They’re still pretty loud. They work well but could be improved.

[@Whatdoesntkillyoumakesyo-cg6pd]

How do you know have you tried it

[@soknightsam]

Sounds like something the taliban would say

[@zano187]

Ya it's possible to hear if near, but good luck shooting one down with a rifle

[@alldayeveryJA]

When did u hear it? Assuming you're British and were in Afghanistan?

[@zano187]

@@alldayeveryJA you can just look at the prop blade and see there are no muffling features, given the weight, slightly quieter than a commercial drone, but far from silent.

[@Wraith-Knight]

undatable? are we being showed the correct image's? because i dont think eny one is that dumb not to notice that micro helicopter if it came flying into your house

[@sway696]

🤣👍 I still want one .🤣

[@Wraith-Knight]

@@sway696 me too

[@WHO5_SVS]

4 by 1 inches? Seems pretty average to me i dont know why anyone is calling it nano if anything thats absolutely huge!!

[@motorboat3478]

that’s really small for a drone with those capabilities, 4x1 is a lot smaller than you think

[@WHO5_SVS]

@@motorboat3478 someone didnt get the joke..

[@motorboat3478]

@@WHO5_SVS oh shit your right, okay yeah that’s pretty funny

[@JR_Taylor]

With a max speed of 13mph you better hope the head wind isnt over 13mph

[@racerdad6455]

I was thinking the same thing! My old small R/C helicopter was useless in a slight breeze!!! And I don’t consider 1x4” nano tech any way.

[@5murphy25220674]

I was in the brigade reconnaissance force and we used these about 2 times

[@pricelessppp]

Did they fly well? They look cool.

[@5murphy25220674]

@@pricelessppp yeah pretty good even in a bit of wind but we just never realy used them it was just one more thing to carry and no one wanted to😂

[@markmcgibbon7013]

We were BOC we never used them normally too wind, got used once for spying on the medics wasn't too successful

[@zano187]

@@markmcgibbon7013 nowadays, say hi to 6k switchblades

[@Dirtyharry70585]

@@zano187 that go boom

[@zoopdterdoobdter5743]

Double its size and add in a frag. Make it a mini-Switchblade. A swarm could be pretty effective at sweeping Russian trenches.

[@drewjackson3858]

You don't even have to double the size. Replace one of the cameras with a syringe. Send in one for every terrorist in the room and put half of them to sleep. It could be called the 'Mosquito Variant'. I bet they got weaponized versions of this scary little thing. 100 percent.

[@WhatHappenedIn-vt3vq]

Lol. They'd be screaming warcrime like WW2 Germany did with our shotguns

[@seanriopel3132]

My brother in law is in the marines and he said that weaponized drones are one of their biggest fears. Almost impossible to detect and they have pinpoint accuracy.

[@hasnatsakib7223]

but at the end Afghanistan is in control of Taliban and British got humiliated defeat.

[@johntaylor-lo8qx]

CIA now has bugs the size of beetles that fly around. The tech that's coming out is unbelievable.. Gr8 work 👍.

[@Inkkari9]

Even your dog or wife could Be a CIA product and thats scary. You should seek The truth, by asking, by interrogation etc...

[@Exiyle]

@@Inkkari9 "better the devil you know"

[@socket_error1000]

There are many mini drones available to civilians for less than $150 per unit that could fulfill at least part of the role these expensive drones do; like advance scouting and clearing compounds. The hi-tech abilities like heat sensors and night vision are great but not always needed to save lives and keep soldiers from walking into ambushes. I have heard many stories of urban combat where the location of enemy soldiers ended up being much closer than a squad thought. One had four Navy SEALs run up to a wall to use it for cover only to discover the enemy was on the other side and not further down the road. A simple small pocket drone would have allowed them to see where the enemy was before moving and avoid the casualties they suffered. No need for a $200k drone when $150 will do the job.

[@ApusApus]

The price goes up on terms like Silent, 25min runtime, encrypted data link (most likely off comercial frequencies so price++), and a large part of the cost is the remote. 150$ chinese drone, if someone monitors open wi-fi or 5.8 GHz analog channels, will be spoted instantly.

[@socket_error1000]

@@ApusApus I am talking about troops walking through villages in remote areas occupied by terrorist groups and bandits. The most common military encounter for US troops today who are still fighting these types of enemies in Africa and elsewhere. These groups do not have the technological sophistication to monitor, track and retaliate against signals like other more advanced countries do. In the situations small drones would be deployed against these enemies for the purpose of real time immediate area scouting the deployment would be short, a matter of minutes, and the presence of American troops likely already known to the enemy. So the unit being completely silent is not as important as its ability to tell the troops there is a hostile fire team around the corner or over the hill. Also most of these small over the counter micro drones are very short range radio controlled devices and not long range drones. Making tracking them difficult.

[@ApusApus]

@@socket_error1000 The issue with a drone being spoted (especially indoors) is that measures can be taken against it, such as hiding or trying to catch it, or attempts to jam or get the video feed can be made. In your mentioned use case something cheaper could be emplyed, but I doubt it would go below 10k per system, as cryptographics, military radio frequencies and reliability requirements will bring those costs up.

[@socket_error1000]

@@ApusApus Again those types of technologies are not in the hands of the terror groups and rebels operating on the fringe, like the middle of Africa where our guys are presently operating and an ambush a few years ago killed several soldiers who likely would have been able to spot the trap in advance with a small drone. Terrorists have used full size drones to guide car bombs down city roads and around roadblocks toward targets against US and Allied forces and our own technologies have had trouble stopping this. A micro drone used at low altitude to clear the immediate area, or inside a small structure to explore blind corners is not going to be detected or defeated by long range signals intel no terrorist groups even have. You also don't need recording software on these, just a camera to relay the image. Even if that video signal were intercepted, the enemy are looking at themselves.

[@taktuscat4250]

I literally saw a rip-off version of this drone for $100

[@thebritishengineer8027]

They were nick named "buzzers...". Now depends who you talk too, but I have heard mention of the drones "technology denial explosive charge", so you can pop the little blighter before jonneyy foreigner gets to take it apart. Giving British Squadiess new kit, expect it to be changed, modified and potentially used in interesting and viscously dangerous ways. If the penny has not dropped, it's quiet, you can run it at range and it blows up at a push of a button...... to of course stop it falling into enemy hands. I'm not saying this happened, but I'm not saying it didn't.

[@blankblank4642]

No way that is nearly silent, it will whine like a dentist drill.

[@justdoingitjim7095]

Cost $189,000 EACH! Someone's making a killing and I'm not talking about enemy killing! This manufacturer is trying to get back all of it's research costs with the first few sales!

[@cheetahjab]

100k+ for a finger sized drone.... so it uses diamonds and platinum? it's neat.. but...yeah.. no

[@paulferris8180]

Every front line soldier should have one.

[@Mrgunsngear]

Thanks

[@justaguy4real]

4:14 awesome no need for a power switch.. just rattle or shake it to wake it and prob auto sleep mode or power off. Amazing how fast and instant radio waves travel

[@Moloko_b]

Now that’s what I want for Christmas;) 😜👍🏻❤️

[@josep1723]

Russia says "Thank you very much guys" 🤣

[@adamd6644]

digital vtx looks like it has a bit more latency than id expect for something costing 200k per. wonder what frequency there using for it?

[@VulcanDriver1]

It's military so I guess they aren't going show the real video.

[@tylerdurden4006]

Absolutely hilarious you are using 80 dollar drones from ebay and calling them the most advanced drones ever. 😂😂😂😂

[@ridermak4111]

Yo, hog driver, check out this live feed. ……..BRRRRRRRRT !! YEAH BABY 👊😎

[@digger105337]

I love the tiny Fast Rope hanging out, ready for the radio controlled comm-Ant-does to repel down. 🐜📡

[@seanriopel3132]

You joke but it is simply a matter of time until we can manufacture machines complex enough on the nano-scale. Sort of like the doomsday weapons they were using in the first G.I. Joe movie. Millions of microscopic robots capable of infiltrating the tightest security and destroying targets as necessary. This tech. is over 10 years old I can only imagine how advanced they are right now.

[@haroldhahn7044]

We could send some comm-ant-does to raid Putins picknik and poop in his potato salad!

[@haroldhahn7044]

We could send some comm-ant-does to raid Putins picknik and poop in his potato salad!

[@MikeOxlong-]

Wow, this is old! I remember this coming out when I was already flying similarly sized heli’s from eflite back before 2010... Yikes! $200k per unit cost, when those old consumer devices (the good ones) were a hundred bucks! Sure, they didn’t have a camera back then, but still...

[@wildeninja2836]

USED THESE IN IRAQ AND THEY COULDN’T GET THOSE FLIGHT TIMES IN THAT HEAT LOL. THING BARELY WORKED SMH!

[@GregJ228]

If people are interested in owning one there is a RC version of this for sale it’s about 80$ though it’s much bigger

[@benjaminrush4443]

Absolutely Amazing. Thanks.

[@kingjellybean9795]

I hate to say it but that would be less than useless if the winds gusting over 5mph lmao and urban environments with updrafts it would get tossed around.... 195k?! Gtfoh you know how many of those are going to get lost

[@TheMattiePoo]

"Can't hear it" BS... "$195,000 a piece" ULTRA BS

[@lyndondowling2733]

Scots just reading of the Script.. EQ ?? Electronic emissions, in other words, its detectable Electronic signature ??

[@skandinaviskman]

Great video as usual. Dark Tech: remember to say "unquote" after the quote!

[@HubertofLiege]

Wonder what the neighbors are up to?

[@fuqupal]

I'm from Norway and Oscar is no city I've ever heard of...????

[@joel383]

“Undetectable”

[@greatndit]

195.000 USD ? i smell corruption here

[@shawnfoogle920]

if its in a building. Its clearly not undetectable

[@shawnfoogle920]

+ you clearly cant use it if its windy

[@cipher88101]

Yeah, I think he used a bit of creative license describing it's stealth here. People are saying it's loud outdoors, so you wouldn't have an issue hearing it in a stairwell if that's the case. But if you attacked the drone because you heard it, you would still give your presence away so even that is recon to be fair.

[@dauntae24]

What about you?

[@alanbell2156]

That thing was outdated before it even reached the market. Good scam by the manufacturer.

[@ALTINSEA1]

connected through gps alright 🤣🤣

[@GianniLavezzi]

WONDERFUL TECNOLOGY BY MILITARY AMERICA ❤

[@Mrgunsngear]

Thanks

[@LeGoog2008]

Nice, but that antenna worries me... Is that line under that drone an antenna?

[@ddegn]

Yes it's an antenna. You get better range with a lower frequency.

[@minecarpro]

If there is a breeze wouldn't that think just like go away? Or at least be very hard to control? good video though.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

There is no way they should be so expensive. Its strictly based off of that they know a nations government military will pay any amount of money.. Still this this is super awesome and helpful.

[@guyh.4553]

Scary what tech can deliver these days!

[@thisisaduck]

They tried so hard to make this a 10 minute video.

[@jedics1]

A tool used in the military that saves lives rather than taking them for a change, not to mention the stress prevented on soldiers...They are probably already using explosives with the drone though...Just fly it over the the enemy and press kaboom, would probably be lethal to anyone within 2 meters of it.

[@richardsawyer5428]

Blimey. No doubt used in other areas such as policing too. I wish that I were clever enough to be an engineer and design something like that.

[@Colt45hatchback]

There was one of these things or similar checking out the cars in the fuel station at costco a few months ago, it was there for so long i asked my partner to get a net in costco so i could catch it 😂 unfortunatly she took longer than it was there.

[@jerkfudgewater147]

How would you not know it was there? It’s a helicopter 🚁 those make noise Ahhhhh $150,000 and completely hand made… maybe they tune each propeller not to make noise for that price

[@ddegn]

If that price was ever real, it's really really old. They're still expensive but not that expensive.

[@jerkfudgewater147]

@@ddegn prices only ever go up…. It’s probably $175,000 now Remember these are your tax dollars

[@ddegn]

@@jerkfudgewater147 Tech prices generally go down. Many weapon systems cost much less than when they were first used. These drones cost about $40K each.

[@unemployedgringo]

@@ddegn Yes but this is the military. Military tech stays overpriced because the military can and will buy it. If your company's the best in the field then you can basically charge the military whatever price you want. I know a friend who got into selling products to the government and he's incredibly wealthy.

[@officialgeezydagoat6]

Why not just make a small drone shape like a black bird 🤔

[@ryarbrough1195]

Black Mirror 'Hated In The Nation'

[@alexmackinnon5810]

I used these at drone company I worked for that bought out the Norway company, they are amazing drones. We use to fly them in the office ; but, they are not so quiet you would not notice if it was nighttime quiet. They are very very hard to spot outside and perfect outdoors.

[@sway696]

Looks awesome

[@spursphil81]

Yeh yeh yeh sure you did kid, you keep having your fantasies…just keep them to yourself next time 🤙utter rubbish 🤣 I bet you was the best pilot aswell eh? I know you can’t answer that as it’s …(classified) yeh 👍 congrats alex I’m guessing skunkworks can’t wait for you to apply.

[@spursphil81]

Yeh let Alex pilot them war will be over in minutes 👍 he’s top gun ✈️

[@spursphil81]

I can smell the bullsh1t from here alex 🤣

[@youngdelfa]

@@spursphil81 🤣🤣🤣

[@user-nd9re8vr6l]

It should an explosive device in case it finds an enemy

[@hrvad]

If I remember correctly micro warfare was in the sci-fi novel The Risen Empire. Imagine they're even smaller and you have armed them with needles ... you could inject poison or something similarly toxic, perhaps even a gas, by sending in a bees swarm first. How'd you even fight that with an AK 47😳

[@nobodyherepal3292]

It has a battery for 25 minuets if flight? Damn, what kind of battery are they using ?? Also, great. Now I’m paranoid of this thing.

[@thelatearthurmorgan6158]

All those soldiers look like cobras with their mask on.

[@johncage5368]

I wonder what drugs their PR guy was on, stating that it's invisible. :D This thing is the size of a bird and not sound-less either.

[@WhatHappenedIn-vt3vq]

9 years old. This was invisible for now nobody woukd have expected it

[@skenzyme81]

The Black Hornet 2.0 will be equipped with AI facial recognition and a magazine loaded with ricin-laced micro-darts. They will deployed in swarms of several thousand.

[@barbatoslupusrex8712]

Well that’s not fun. Fucking CIA is gonna use that to their advantage no doubt

[@KnaufL]

Wrong

[@aron666x]

Let’s hope it’s also being used for good like the emergency services

[@mandelabrein8116]

I feel like in a quiet abandoned building this thing would be making all sorts of noise. I have some remote helis about this size and they're loud

[@Simonsvids]

Did they cost $195k? Quality costs money.

[@mandelabrein8116]

@@Simonsvids no amount of quality will ignore physics and the sound a prop makes. There's comments from military servicemen/women that confirm my suspicions. I didn't see them until after my comment

[@mandelabrein8116]

@@Simonsvids and those things aren't really worth $195k, that's just government bs. Maybe $195k in research and development, by now they're probably much cheaper. This is OLD tech

[@exposingthedarknesswiththe9190]

*A NICE LITTLE DRONE, BUT A BIT TOO EXPENSIVE, PERHAPS DARPA CAN BUILD ONE FOR MUCH LESS AND EVEN TARGET THE ENEMIES FOR A LATER CONFRONTATION.*

[@thedudegrowsfood284]

perhaps they already have these.

[@brianjrichman]

Lots of press release in this video....

[@amaccama3267]

A peeping tom's wet dream. 😂😅

[@brettmorton7365]

I so want one... Very impressive little piece of kit 👍🏼👍🏼

[@TXH1138]

did you hear the price?? $195k each.

[@brettmorton7365]

I know 🤯🤯 but you get 2 in a set 😂😂

[@burstreviews8336]

Wheres the amazon link?

[@SNAKEEATER1776]

It’s crap. What a waste of 20 mil 🤣

[@detroxx56784]

That thing is insanely overpriced. The total bill of materials is likely less than $50. Yeah, R&D and stuff, but come on... that still doesn't justify the price. I'm surprised the US army didn't just make one themselves.

[@hf117j]

The total price for it is probably closer to 250 to 300 bucks. 3 cameras typically for hd with lenses is between 50 and 70 each, motors probably 20 and 30 highballed, battery up to 50, and the rest probably pretty cheap. So highball for the drone itself is 320 + screws pins and frame. Then transmitter we'll assume up to 1,500 because price gouged for the screen. Even then still under 2k each.

[@WhatHappenedIn-vt3vq]

I'm sure some of the custom body work got it to the 1k area and secure linking probably got it another $250 or $500. Case would probably be a separate cost and wast alot of rare material just throwing them off buildings to see if they beat impact specs iv seen cases like thos ego for $500 then you got the screen and controls They probably ran about 3k new. The paperwork and dev documents are probably inside a bunker lined with several feet of lead and international laws probably got one time costs way up too, but they have no business being over 10k a piece even for a starter

[@Boingfish1]

The drones are small but, not their sales. Thank you Dark Tech!!

[@romanovobsessed3347]

What a nightmare for any enemy soldier, wow!! What an age we live in.

[@melby283]

imagine swarms of these charging at you

[@hardheadjarhead]

It’d be cool if it could determine GPS coordinates for a target for fire support missions.

[@josephpacchetti5997]

$195,000 per unit, Is absolutely insane, But a human life is worth much more. Thanks D.T. 👍

[@ddegn]

That's a really really old price. They don't cost that much. They're still crazy expensive but I think a set of two with the accompanying gear costs $50,000.

[@MetalheadAndNerd]

An American human life is worth much more. An Afghan human life is about $240.

[@bigearedmouse17]

£200,000 ? GREED, GREED GREEDY ! If this was marketed to the General Public it would be less than £5,000 and if the Chinese made it £500.

[@andrewlambert7246]

CERTAIN IMPORTANT CAPABILITIES CAN EASILY BE COUNTERED WITHOUT RAISING SUSPISCIONS OF USER. IN FACT IT COULD BE EVEN BE USED AGAINST THE USER.

[@RemusKingOfRome]

Far too large, easily spotted.

[@marcelgoc6678]

IS THAT DEIMOS GADGET??????

[@auro1986]

if you install an explosive in it then you can see what's in building and destroy target without sending anyone inside

[@elchinator]

"Undetectable"... Yeah, sure, if it wasn't for the high pitched screeching of the rotor... There is no such thing as an "undetectable drone". It's how you make use of things that are available to you! A very small drone can get into places noone else might. Still, everyone will notice it. But if you want to stay "invisible" - stay out of reach, high up in the air! Unless there is an anti-gravity-engine, there is no way to have the best of both worlds...

[@Whatdoesntkillyoumakesyo-cg6pd]

If it flies 50 meters over ,you you wont

[@zano187]

Just watch out for ion propulsion when they perfect that

[@hf117j]

Idk, quad copters can fly high enough that you can't see or hear them. Give them a good enough optic and there you go

[@cindilasalle-shanks7179]

Awesome!

[@Dia1Up]

I fly hobby FPV drones... I want one heh (small tid bit, I believe they use Betaflight even)

[@BrandonBeans]

In some of the pics it kinda looks like a runcam nano3 is the lower camera... That notchy lens gives it away. The early ones seem to be analog but the latest is probably HD like the Leadcore-based stuff. All are doing lots of cool custom GPS telemetry OSD and that neat live-stabilized video feed... How's that even work?!

[@Dia1Up]

@@BrandonBeans my guess is that it also transmits gyro data, and the base station can do the work

[@ddegn]

@@BrandonBeans The live stabilized video was pretty cool. I found a helicopter which looks like these on Aliexpress. The cost about $100 (depending on how many batteries you get). The one I saw was titled *"C127 2.4GHz RC Drone 720P Camera."* I'm tempted to get one for the fun of it.

[@ddegn]

There's also the *"Eachine E110"* which looks like these helicopters.

[@danielburgess7785]

Old news is so exciting.

[@Oi1Suzy]

Lol, the original was made by 2 Aussie non-coms and some uni students

[@RonLWilson]

That is really cool! BTW, I wonder if it could be fitted with a tranquilizer dart. Also, one would hope the price will come down if they can automate its manufacture and get more economy of scale.

[@joshschneider9766]

Taser made a twelve gauge taser shell that totally works out of any twelve gauge. imagine if they partnered with this company. How slick would that be. Hornet with a hell of a sting.

[@theduplicator3270]

Ok there mr harkonen

[@RonLWilson]

@@joshschneider9766 Interesting idea!

[@bryceallen1334]

That’s why we carry rifles. Puts threats right to sleep.

[@derrekkestrel9304]

Already have kamikaze drones. Imagine these being minimized and giving them a LiPO or an unstable LiOn battery. You dump a bucket out of a plane or chopper and they swarm to a target and explode. On exploding, the battery, depending on which one it uses, turns into an incendiary or a toxic smoke bomb.