Build
a Cruise Missile for $5K
Building your
own cruise missile for US$5,000 may sound like a fantasy if you know
how much the tax payers get screwed out of for anything airborne. It
is not. $5,000 covers the parts and one objective was to buy them
without getting noticed. It happened and a lot of them were exported
from America to New Zealand without problems. The man doing this one
has solid back ground in model aircraft, jet engines and computing.
Black Hornet Nano
ex Wiki
The Black Hornet Nano is a military micro
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Prox Dynamics AS of Norway,
and in use by the armed forces of the United States, France, the United
Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Turkey, Norway, the Netherlands and India.[1]
The unit measures around 10 × 2.5 cm (4 × 1 in) and provides troops on the ground with local situational awareness. They are small enough to fit in one hand and weigh just over half an ounce (18 g, including batteries).[2]
The UAV is equipped with a camera, which gives the operator full-motion video and still images. They were developed as part of a £20 million contract for 160 units with Marlborough Communications Ltd.[3][4][5]
An operator can be trained to operate the Black Hornet in as little as 20 minutes. The air vehicle has three cameras; one looking forward, one looking straight down, and one pointing downward at 45 degrees. A Black Hornet package contains two helicopters, and since a 90% charge is reached in 20-25 minutes, the same as its hovering time, when one needs to be recharged the other is ready to fly.[6] Top speed is 13 mph (21 km/h).[7]
In October 2014, Prox Dynamics unveiled a version of its PD-100 Black
Hornet with night vision capabilities, fitted with both long-wave infrared
and day video sensors that can transmit video streams or high-resolution
still images via a digital data-link with a 1 mi (1.6 km) range. Over 3,000
Black Hornets had been delivered to date.[8]
PS The price they are getting away with is circa $200K, far too much for
routine infantry operations.
Drones Are Out There Killing The Innocent
Politicians are out there denying everything. Politicians lie, kill, steal tax
money, fornicate. Politicians are criminals.
Predator - a variant?
Hellfire
missile waiting to go. Notice the dish for the guidance system in the nose.
This English one looks home made.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_RQ-4_Global_Hawk
The Global Hawk costs about US$35 million to procure each aircraft.[3]
With development costs included, the unit cost rises to US$218 million.[4]
A thing of joy and beauty? No, but it could be useful.
