New York National Guard Soldiers Are Training With ‘Pocket-Sized’ Drones That Will Eventually Be Given To The Army

Last month, troops from the New York National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, tested out new miniaturized drones at Fort Drum, New York, referred to as a soldier borne sensor (SBS), that allows for deployed soldiers to perform reconnaissance in the field.

‘[The Black Hornet] is designed to mitigate the risk to Soldiers by having the miniature drone complete dangerous work Soldiers would typically perform on their own. Its small size, only measuring a few inches, and low-noise capabilities make it nearly undetectable by enemy forces,’ the U.S. Army said in a blog post.

According to a press release announcing the contract last year, Norwegian company FLIR Defense described the drones as ‘weighing just 33 grams, nearly silent, and with a flight time up to 25 minutes, the combat-proven, pocket-sized Black Hornet PRS transmits live video and HD still images back to the operator. Well suited for operations in contested environments, the Black Hornet provides soldiers with immediate covert situational awareness to help them perform missions more safely and effectively.’

The defense contractor added: ‘Black Hornet drones are currently being used by Ukrainian forces through donations made by the British and Norwegian governments. This month, Norway’s Ministry of Defense ordered 1,000 more UAS systems. They have performed successfully in numerous operations under the harshest of environments. FLIR Defense has delivered more than 20,000 Black Hornet PRS systems to military and security forces in over 40 countries.’

[The SBS] is portable and lightweight, increasing the effectiveness of our operations. It’s designed to, instead of using us to do surveillance, it can do surveillance and reconnaissance and search for enemy fighting positions or friendly forces.

It’s small and lightweight, and with how high it can go, you can’t really hear it. So, you can recon a lot of stuff, and the bad guys can’t see it.

Staff Sgt. Andy Huang, a combat engineer with the 152nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, and native of Brooklyn, New York

Read more details about the miniature drone deployment here.

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AUTHOR COMMENTARY

Me, being the pessimist that I am, saw this and thought, ‘wonderful, another tool for the military to spy and use against its own people.’

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