Posted on 11/13/2005 5:52:28 PM PST by wagglebee
HONEYWELL is developing a micro flying spy drone -- that would be used for civilian law enforcement!
The device, a hovering robot carrying video cameras and other sensors, is being created and tested at HONEYWELL's Albuquerque, NM plant.
The first round of testing on the drone [MICRO AIR VEHICLE] has been completed, reports Bob Martin of CBS affiliate KRQE.
The battery powered craft can stay in the air for 50-60 minutes at a time, and moves around at up to 55 kilometers an hour.
The Micro Air Vehicle has flown more than 200 successful flights, including flying in a representative urban environment.
"If there is an emergency, you could provide "eyes" on whatever the emergency is, for police or Homeland Security," explains Vaughn Fulton of HONEYWELL.
In the meantime, the U.S. Army has prepared a promotional video showing the craft zooming over war-zone streets.
Drones have been given to the military to test during training exercises.
"It has the same system most fighter jets would have," explains Fulton.
The vehicle, nicknamed "Dragon Eye," will be used for reconnaissance, security and target acquisition operations in open, rolling, complex and urban terrain; it will be equipped with Global Positioning Satellite.
HONEYWELL and government officials are meeting to discuss the status of the project.
Troops in Iraq could get the craft in a year or two.
The spy drone would be deployed for domestic use shortly thereafter.
Developing...
Probably will replace the white planes that flew over Lodi for several weeks after the terror cell was found.
RUNAWAY (1984) Written and directed by Michael Crichton ("Westworld", "Jurassic Park"), Runaway is a fast-paced, futuristic sci-fi action film starring two special unit Los Angeles cops, Sergeant Ramsey (Tom Selleck) and Officer Karen Thompson (Cynthia Rhodes). Gene Simmons (yeah, the guy from the rock group KISS) played Charles Luther, the convincing cold-blooded villain along with his wayward girlfriend (Kirstie Alley) who is the object of both scorn and sympathy.
Anyone taking bets on how long this will take for the ACLU to take to court?
LMAO!
Why do I have the feeling it would go beyond that........
LOL!.....PULL!
Briefs have been finished. Filing tomorrow morning.
50 to 60 minutes is not that long a time.
They ought to be made with a much bigger fuel capacity so they can stay up all day or night. People will get used to thousands of drones after a while.
And whilst we are at it. lets install a few radio sets so tracking those pesky RIFD chips will be much easier.
I hate to say, but I expect these to be more a hidden radar/traffic ticketing device that a real crime stopper. Just think of the money these babies could generate.
This was in the movie THEY LIVE by John Carpenter..
Arm it with surface-to-ground missiles and have them patrol the skies over Chappaqua, NY 24/7.
"Just put on the sunglasses!"
All your base are belong to us.
LOL
I see we're coming closer to a Terminator/Matrix reality, with the machines controlling the masses and the few rebs hiding underground.
Does anybody know the rough physical dimensions of this thing?
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