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Teledyne Introduces New Black Hornet Nano Drone With Leap Ahead Performance

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

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Teledyne Introduces New Black Hornet Nano Drone With Leap Ahead Performance

The handheld Black Hornet 4 nano drone from Teledyne FLIR Defense. Photo: Teledyne

Building on eight years of operational performance and lessons learned on the battlefield, including in Ukraine, Teledyne FLIR Defense on Tuesday unveiled the fourth generation of its palm-size Black Hornet drone that features improved capabilities in sensor and battery performance, wind tolerance, and other key attributes. “Black Hornet 4 is game changing capabilities,” Nils Haagenrud, senior director of UAS Programs at Teledyne FLIR Defense, told Defense Daily in a recent interview. “It’s a brand-new system” that does not compare to…

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