Drones for the Army

Drones for the Army

     The British and Norwegian armies are using drones to help them in ground operations. The drone that they use is called the Black Hornet. This drone is also being used by The Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) at Fort Benning, Georgia as a drone to look at for the drone industry. This is because the U.S. also wants to use drones in ground operations.

Image of a Black Hornet

    The solider Borne Sensors (SBS) wants the drones to weigh less than a third of a pound and able to be carried in a pocket. The U.S. Army wants to keep ahead of scientific and engineering innovations. In other words, they want to be really advanced. One of the ways that they plan to do that is by using small-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS, also known as drones). The Army plans to have all soldiers equipped with "pocket drones" by 2018.