الجزائر تشغل الميني درون النرويجي PD-100 Black Hornet 2 micro 
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05.06.2017

PD-100 Black Hornet 2 micro  فهي في الوقت الراهن متوفرة فقط في جنوب أفريقيا والجزائر (الوحيدين في قارة إفريقيا حاليا)

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Black Hornet micro UAV showcased in South Africa for the first time

Desert Wolf and FLIR have for the first time brought the Black Hornet micro unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to South Africa, where it is being demonstrated to potential customers.

The aircraft was displayed at the Securex exhibition outside Johannesburg between 31 May and 1 June, and demonstrated to potential customers, including the South African Police Service, Special Forces and State Security Agency.

Desert Wolf's Hennie Kieser told defenceWeb he is confident the South African Police Service will order the Black Hornet as it is ideal for flying over crowds since if it falls there is very little risk to people - the UAV weighs just 18 grams.

Desert Wolf has the license to market the PD-100 Black Hornet 2 in South Africa as Desert Wolf is FLIR’s agent and representative in Southern Africa.

The PD-100 Black Hornet 2 was manufactured by Norway’s Prox Dynamics, but the company was acquired by FLIR Systems in November 2016 for $134 million.

The pocket sized and hand launched UAV uses FLIR's Lepton micro thermal camera, visible spectrum cameras, and proprietary software for flight control, stabilization, and communications. FLIR describes the Black Hornet UAV as one of the lightest, stealthiest, and safest UAVs on the market, and ideal for military forces and special operations forces.

The Black Hornet helicopter can fly for up to 25 minutes at line-of-sight distances of up to one mile at speeds of 18 km/h. It uses GPS navigation or visual navigation via video and can fly pre-planned routes via its autopilot.

The Black Hornet comes in day and night versions, distinguished by the grey and black colours. The grey day version has a day camera while the black night version has a small FLIR infrared camera. An encrypted data link sends information back to the operator.

The Black Hornet was developed in 2007 and been used by NATO forces in Afghanistan from 2011, with the United Kingdom military the first to acquire the type and use it operationally. It has also been evaluated by the US military and Australian army..

The complete UAV system comprises two helicopters, a base station, controller, display unit and pouch weighting a total of 1.3 kg.

Because the Black Hornet is currently controlled by Norwegian export restrictions, it is at the moment only available in South Africa and Algeria but Norway will consider other potential export customers. In the future, exports may be regulated by the United States, as FLIR is an American company.

The Black Hornet has been ordered by 21 countries and according to David Pernas, Director Africa: FLIR Surveillance Business Development, production is at full capacity with 20 units being produced a week. Although there have not yet been any orders from Africa, there is interest.

FLIR is present in some 80 countries around the world, including in Africa. Pernas told defenceWeb that the majority of FLIR system on the continent are airborne or border security solutions, with a lot of interest in border protection. FLIR's vehicle-mounted surveillance mast is about to be deployed in Africa.

One of its flagship projects is along the Suez Canal, with tower-mounted cameras monitoring the waterway for the last 8-9 years.

One of FLIR's recent contracts has seen the Nigerian Air Force fit an infrared camera on one of its King Airs, and this has been used to monitor Boko Haram at long ranges without the aircraft being detected from the ground.

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