DARPA and researchers at Oklahoma State University are up to an incredible device, which is a sophisticated, unmanned aircraft small enough to fit into a soldier’s pocket. Soldiers would be using them for intelligence collection operations. Each of them can carry six of these units and throw them into the air over any region they wish to spy. Once in the air, the propulsion system based on plasma thrusters, with no moving parts, will provide it with the power to soar further. The UAVs under this category involve a size from a foot to less than 6 inches long. It is said to revolutionize the job of an UAV in surveillance of hostile areas and military purpose. With a size equal to cigarette, it can do wonders at the time of requirement and won’t let the enemy get any hint of what is going on. Not only this, but the students of the same institution further trying for an aircraft that can stay aloft for five years at a stretch.
Via: Crave.Cnet
