Israel unveils tiny drone planes

[Dave]

From BBC News:

 

The Israeli military is equipping its forces with a new range of spy drones small enough to fit in a soldier's backpack, the army said on Thursday.

 

Birdy can be carried and launched by a single soldier, who guides the drone by clicking on coordinates on a laptop computer. It has a five-kilometre range (three miles), IAI said.

 

The Mosquito 1 and Mosquito 1.5 micro-drones have a wingspan of 33 centimetres (13 inches).

 

Their small size allows them to fly through windows and to provide images to military units behind it, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.

 

It'll be interesting to see how those work out. More at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3571261.stm