US paratroopers are headed to Afghanistan with these awesome drones that fit in their pockets
- US Army paratroopers with the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment will deploy to Afghanistan this month with "Black Hornet" reconnaissance drones.
- These drones are small, lightweight surveillance assets that are small enough to fit in a soldier's pocket or on a utility belt.
- Filling the short-range reconnaissance gap, these unmanned aerial systems offer increased situational awareness at the squad level, making these drones potential life-savers on the battlefield.
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The three-year goal of putting a mini-drone in the hands of squad-level soldiers will finally see action in theater when "Fury" paratroopers with the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment take the "Black Hornet" miniature helicopter drone to Afghanistan this month.
The drone capability was first requested by the Army to industry in early 2016 when leaders at the Maneuver Center of Excellence sought a "pocket-sized drone" for low-level reconnaissance.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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