A SPANISH company has unveiled a range of drones designed to look like birds of prey.
The devices can fly 10 times closer to enemy lines than existing detective equipment.
Expal’s unmanned ‘forward observer’ is so well camouflaged it can fly
at 100 meters above the enemy without detection, compared to the
standard 1,000 meters.
The remote-controlled craft, which costs around €1,200, is fitted
with state-of-the-art cameras and can automatically provide target
location data to nearby mortars.
It is currently being tested by the Spanish military with a view to being offered to the military in several other countries.
“Nobody can tell it’s a spy because it’s designed to the exact body
shape and feather pattern of an eagle,” said a spokesman from the
company in Madrid.
“We can design it to look like any large bird depending on the location of the client.”
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