Military-Style Mavic -Snipe Nano UAS

[DroneTone]

Here's an interesting link to AeroVironment, a UAS maker and supplier to the military.
Check out their Snipe Nano UAS, looks quite a bit like a Mavic...

Visit Aerovironment Inc.

 

[MikeyNick]

That thing is only 5 ounces, ~1/3 lb. I think the mavic is ~1.25 lb. So I imagine that the snipe nano is way smaller.

 

[Magicman]

140g! Every Canadians dream lol

 

[DroneTone]

Yes it is smaller, probably more similar to the soon-to-be released DJI Spark.
I also like that they claim it is inaudible at 100 ft. altitude.

 

[hychewright]

Nice little stealth drone, must be made out of some secret light weight Military grade material?

 

[rydfree]

Dji is NOT the leader in drone technology , only what us mere civilians can aquire .

 

[Capra Vecinului]

I hope Snipe's remote controller doesn't beep as loud as the Mavic's, when this drone returns home

 

[JoostGT3]

All I now is I need one!

 

[TheLightSpeed!]

Well that and it has a cord to the ground? Right? Or am I seeing that wrong?

 

[geigy]

A totally stealthy drone will happen, the size of your fist, silent, and soft like a bird so that it could land in a baby carriage and not even wake the kid up. And as long as I'm blue skying, 6 4K/120fps 12 bit cameras taking continuous spherical panos. Price: $299 US. Availability: we'll get back to you on that.

 

[quick_dry]

Well that and it has a cord to the ground? Right? Or am I seeing that wrong?

I noticed that too, it's not a tether like on some CyPhy drones. I suspect it is a long antenna because of the frequency being used to control it (think of the difference in size between the cloverleaf style 5.8ghz antenna vs a 1.3ghz) also when the guy bent the antennas on the GCS, the looked like they were plain dipoles. You don't want some guy to have to worry about directional antenna.

 

[Michael Ainsworth]

Here's an interesting link to AeroVironment, a UAS maker and supplier to the military.
Check out their Snipe Nano UAS, looks quite a bit like a Mavic...

Visit Aerovironment Inc.

Love it. Does it come with onboard antipersonnel features?
Looks like it could shoot lasers from its eyes.

 

[rydfree]

We have a DARPA facility here next to a Robotics school that I have been to a few times . The guards will watch you from across the lawn when you go outside to take a break and discourage cell phone camera use . They have a test track outside where a autonomous tracked vehicle is tested making decisions on it own . Underground they are working on fully autonomous tiny drones that can zip in and out windows/doors of buildings at 45 mph gathering surveillance in real time while avoiding obstacles . This was back in 2012 .