US Military Hummingbird Drone Ready To Spy At Home & Abroad
HopeTracker| A Pentagon contractor unveiled the newest member of America’s sy technology lineup. The mini spy plane — a drone — can fly up to 11 miles an hour — almost undetected in areas that have a natural habitat of insects and birds.
The new spy creatures are expected to fly in and out of buildings, even into bedrooms as directed. In a demonstration by AeroVironment — one of the biggest suppliers of drones — the winged creatures flew around for eight minutes and withstood winds of five mph.
The company says it expects an upshot of orders, once rules are relaxed to allow spying within America. The new technology is biomimicry — design inspired by nature — at its best or worst, depending on your point of view. via Daily Mail.
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