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Israeli Video Gives Glimpse Of ‘Spiderman’ Urban Assault Drone

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BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by&nbsp;Jul 28, 2020,The IDF’s new combined-arms Refaim (Ghost) Unit last week, in a demonstration overseen by IDF chief of staff Lt General Aviv Kochavi. A gives a glimpse of an unusual new drone: a quadcopter which flips over and sticks to a vertical wall and hangs there, before flying off and leaving an object still attached.The Ghost Unit was formed in January to develop innovative tactics, combining infantry with combat engineers, attack helicopters, drones, and robotics. The the unit tested “breakthrough capabilities that were developed in collaboration with a number of defense contractors,” according . &nbsp;The role of this ‘Spiderman’ drone is not explained or described. In the same video &nbsp;sequence, troops use a , a low-cost consumer drone, to scout ahead in urban alleyways. IDF infantry have since 2017 as an alternative to expensive military drones, but the new drone is something else.Developers have long been interested in ‘perch and stare’ capability for small drones, allowing them to keep watch for extended periods without running out of battery power of giving away their position with rotor noise. Back in 2008 DARPA explored the technology for based on the made by AeroVironment.&nbsp;Some developers have worked on adhesion using microspines allowing drones to ; in 2014 Bhargav Gajjar of Vishwa Robotics carried out a US Air Force Contract to build a drone that can . However, the IDF drone is the first such perching drone to reach military service.MORE FOR YOUClearly the drone could simply stay in position, turn its rotors off and keep watch like a mobile CCTV mast. But its main role is to stick that payload to the wall. One suggestion is that it is a , a block of C4 or other explosive to blow an entry hole in a door or wall.The item may be a sensor. The Lockheed Martin Stalker, used by US Special Forces is able to drop a microphone which sticks to a roof and listens in.&nbsp;Devices for can be easily obtained online; these are amplified contact microphones to give a clear audio link through a solid barrier. We can assume that the military have a superior version.It may be something more sophisticated sensor. Through-the-wall uses ultra-wideband radio waves, which can go through walls as easily as air. This type of radar works on the Doppler principle and detects movement, in particular the movements associated with human life – breathing and heartbeats. First responders use portable life-detecting radar to discover whether there is anyone alive in a building. The police and military, , also have the technology.In 2013 Israeli company Camero demonstrated a system mounted on a small quadrotor – “” which can land on a building and scan for life. &nbsp;It does not give an x-ray view, but indicates the approximate location of any occupants. &nbsp;The new system, which is more useful as it can attach to a specific wall, may be a development of this technology.There has also been considerable interest in using existing WiFi signals to see through people walls. This just requires a passive antenna to pick up signals, which are distorted by people moving nearby. Carl Woodbridge of University College London , and the technology has .The Ghost Unit exercise aimed to locate and neutralize opponents as rapidly as possible in an urban setting. The new drone, which may or may not be equipped with spider-senses, is clearly an asset in this mission. And now that the technology had matured to the point of being tactically useful, it is likely that we will be seeing more urban drones sticking to the walls for a variety of purposes in the near future..&nbsp;my&nbsp;&nbsp;or&nbsp;some of my other work&nbsp;.&nbsp;

BETAThis is a BETA experience. You may opt-out by&nbsp;Jul 28, 2020,The IDF’s new combined-arms Refaim (Ghost) Unit last week, in a demonstration overseen by IDF chief of staff Lt General Aviv Kochavi. A gives a glimpse of an unusual new drone: a quadcopter which flips over and sticks to a vertical wall and hangs there, before flying off and leaving an object still attached.The Ghost Unit was formed in January to develop innovative tactics, combining infantry with combat engineers, attack helicopters, drones, and robotics. The the unit tested “breakthrough capabilities that were developed...

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