U.S. Army Awards Pocket-Sized Drones $20.6 Million Contract
https://interestingengineering.com/us-army-awards-pocket-sized-drones-206-million-contract
FLIR System's drone weighs 33 grams and the U.S. army is buying it in bulk.
Nano drones have become a major military tool over the past few years, and the most recent announcement of FLIR Systems being awarded an additional $20.6 million contract for their Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS) by the U.S. Army is one big example of that.
While the contract is huge, the FLIR Systems Black Hornet 3 is only the size of a cellphone. This extremely light and nearly silent drone can fly up to 25 minutes, and provide many military advantages in combat.
#drones #usa #military #gov
https://interestingengineering.com/us-army-awards-pocket-sized-drones-206-million-contract
FLIR System's drone weighs 33 grams and the U.S. army is buying it in bulk.
Nano drones have become a major military tool over the past few years, and the most recent announcement of FLIR Systems being awarded an additional $20.6 million contract for their Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS) by the U.S. Army is one big example of that.
While the contract is huge, the FLIR Systems Black Hornet 3 is only the size of a cellphone. This extremely light and nearly silent drone can fly up to 25 minutes, and provide many military advantages in combat.
#drones #usa #military #gov
Interesting Engineering
U.S. Army Orders of the Pocket-Sized Drones Top $ 85 Million
U.S. Army awarded FLIR Systems an additional contract worth $15.4 million to provide the service with miniature reconnaissance drones.
Support is Growing for an International Ban on ‘Killer Robots’
Retaining “meaningful human control” over autonomous weapons systems is an ethical imperative and a moral obligation, according to Human Rights Watch.
Governments around the world are increasingly recognising the threat of autonomous weapons systems and ‘killer robots’, according to a new report.
The report, published by Human Rights Watch, suggests a growing number of countries would support plans to impose a ban on autonomous weapons and prevent further development of such systems.
https://digit.fyi/killer-robots-support-is-growing-for-an-international-treaty-ban/
#HRW #drones #killer #robots
Retaining “meaningful human control” over autonomous weapons systems is an ethical imperative and a moral obligation, according to Human Rights Watch.
Governments around the world are increasingly recognising the threat of autonomous weapons systems and ‘killer robots’, according to a new report.
The report, published by Human Rights Watch, suggests a growing number of countries would support plans to impose a ban on autonomous weapons and prevent further development of such systems.
https://digit.fyi/killer-robots-support-is-growing-for-an-international-treaty-ban/
#HRW #drones #killer #robots