AeroVironment to make spy drones that fly and perch like birds

After the mini spy drones, the US Air Force could soon have spy aircraft that’ll fly into almost all spaces and perch like birds to accumulate info in all conditions. Receiving $5.4 million in funding from the Pentagon’s mad science division (DARPA), UAV maker AeroVironment is developing the Stealthy, Persistent, Perch and Stare Air Vehicle System (SP2S). SP2S being built on one-pound, 29-inch wingspan battery-powered Wasp unmanned system, the drones would possess micro miniature EO cameras with auto capture and autonomous land and takeoff facilities, including the fly in and perch like a bird features of the aircraft.

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Via: NetworkWorld/SlashDot