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Friday, February 18, 2011

US company develops a hummingbird look-alike mini drone


A California-based company has developed a pocket-size spy plane resembling a hummingbird for the Pentagon that can enter through a window to be used for battlefield and urban surveillance.

The battery-powered 'Nano Hummingbird' is the result of a five year effort by AeroVironment Inc, the California-based developer of unmanned aircraft systems.

The Pentagon awarded about four million dollars to AeroVironment to develop the technology.

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