Been following the inventor of this little bird for a long time now, the tech he/they managed to cram in is simply amazing, glad I finally got to see one in action, thanks!
Love how he is swinging his hands all over the place while holding an $80,000.00 dollar drone. I can only think the guy who signed it out for that weekend is freaking out as his hands can't stop swinging around as he is talking. Seriously was waiting for his other hand to hit and rip the rotor off. Opps, there goes $80k...
If it's anything like the Ravens I flew it'd be just fine. A lot of that cost is in making sure these things can survive in the field in the hands of us stupid joes who crash the damn things into the brick wall of the FOB at full speed while trying to fight a headwind on landing or into the creek right outside the wire (both true stories, and the Raven handled it like a champ). I'm sure these little guys are tough.
@@hazonku I find it hard to believe the army will spend so much on soldiers. I mean they will overpay for a hammer by $100 dollars. But spend money on say lightweight body armor, or something similar seems out of character from what i have heard. Ie spending $80k on these for each squad etc. Though honestly i don’t know. I think these drones seem light enough to be a good idea. If you are going to decide to keep things light i can see these being worthy of carrying the weight for days given the advantage they might give on the field. I am all for saving soldiers lives so i say give them this and the more expensive but lightee and better body armor. Stop spending a trillion on a plane that honestly doesn’t make a lick of sense. You can buy how many previous gen jets for half that price save the $250 billion for drones and the rest another $250 billion on soldiers gear. Not gonna happen because you can only mark up actual good quality body armor so much. But a next generation fighter, heck you can mark that puppy up a good $900 billion no problem...
Nah. I think most of that 80k is development cost. And since it's developed, the drone itself probably cost much less than that in manufacturing and materials. They still have to recoup that dev cost however since they probably hired engineers who, unlike software devs, would not let people hire you for just ramp ups for cheap and leave you in the dumps after.
@@fcgHenden Yea, but knowing how the Military Industry is setup, you can bet the army is paying $80k for each one of those from the maker. And so even though the maker only pays some Chinese company to make all the parts, and someone else does the assembly, probably for less then $1000 bucks total, and then they sell it at $80k. Yes, and for something that complicated you are right, software is often a large chunk of the development. But again, if it is being sold by an outside contractor which I believe it is, still costs tax payers $80 if he clips that thing the wrong way. Well maybe not. Imagine they have replacement parts for most of it for a lot cheaper. So maybe not. though again, just because that makes sense, when military contracts are involved reason is not the motivating factor, and motivating factor is whatever they can get away with to make more $... I'd wager though that they also use a lot of off-the-shelf solutions for the software as well, everything from computer vision code, to algorithms for following and tracking, they just ripped off another company which there are several already which do that kind of thing. Not hard to back engineer that software stack using pretty easy to do reverse compiling, etc.. Gotta imagine when it comes to the military, they hardly care if the software was ripped off some Chinese drone company, as long as it works they will buy it not caring at all about patents worldwide etc.... If you can build it, is all that matters...
For some, for others of us, not so much. Every year I wonder what the hell the “rich don’t pay their fair share” nonsense is all about. The rich pay most of it.
does when the army hast to pay for it. I just googled how much a roll of TP costs... couldn't find it but here's something "Only the Pentagon Could Spend $640 on a Toilet Seat " lmao.
If it can broadcast 720p at 2km for 30 minutes with no latency it would have technology that is worth that much. As a trained avionics engineer that sounds impossible with the constraints of normal RF engineering.
Actually the Australian Army will be one of the first to give them to most of their soldiers which is funny because we can't even afford to pay for the boys to practice on love fire shooting ranges.
Just to give an idea of what the nano drone have: 32 grams, flies 2 kilometers at speeds of over 21 kilometers an hour. FLIR Lepton® thermal microcamera encrypted military-approved digital datalink integrates into the Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) utilized by the military ATAK is basically just the military's battlefield network interface for ground units... And this isn't the first one... it's just the latest of the Black Hornet model, And it seems that they've attracted a LOT of customers... because holy shi- there are a lot of countries who have bought Black Hornet nano drones....
Honestly alot of what it does could actually be accomplished with a toy drone. If there's more to it like a telephoto lens and some way to mark targets, I can see that driving up the cost.
@@Blizofoz45 If there's a toy drone, whether nano quad, nano heli or similar class with capability that can rival it... I'd like to know where i can get one... I am pretty sure not just me though, the customer they have for Black Hornet have reached dozens of countries... every single one i am sure would be interested to know where we can get something like that.
Iono Sama There’s a video of a Visuo XS809HW flying several kilometers while transmitting 720p video in realtime for a bit under 10 minutes. If you factor in that its a quad swinging four props compared to this heli, it doesn’t seem like there’s a huge gap in capabilities. I have a GPS module from a toy drone that can fit on a tiny whoop frame. I’m not saying I could rig one up at home but because of this video I wouldn’t be surprised to see some “clone” attempts out of the usual suspects in China.
@@Blizofoz45 I am pretty sure they have tried... (this is Black Hornet 3, ie: there have been multiple Black Hornet model before it) and China do not appear to have managed to do that and the reason why they haven't been able to is likely because of the same reason below: The Visuo XS809HW i saw was HUGE... like they were bigger than an adult male hand... when packed... that's positively GARGANTUAN compared to this thing and that's the main problem... and part of the reason why China doesn't really have an equivalent right now... to give an idea of just how big the difference is Visuo XS809HW is 158g and larger than an adult hand Black Hornet 3 is 32g and it's body is literally the size of an adult FINGER. and in that tiny nano drone, it packs 20 min endurance, and a thermal camera. The issue is replicating the capability AT THAT SIZE, hence why i was looking at nano quad and nano heli.... because they are the only thing that can even come close to this thing's size... Sure if size and weight is not an issue, we can do it with off the shelf parts... but doing it at that size and weight is the whole problem. And that size is EXACTLY why various countries have bought Black Hornet... This thing is intended for various use, but reconnaissance is one of it and being as small (and silent) is an asset for it's intended use. Hence why i am asking if there's actually any commercial drone (or even military one for that matter) that can match this thing's capability... A LOT of countries are interested with it, and China currently to the best of my knowledge do not have the capability to miniaturize the parts to this size.
wow , its insane the tech the military has !!! I defiantly didnt have several versions of these 10 years ago that cost 20$.... BUT im sure there is a good reason why this one cost $79,980 more then mine.
I thought I was the only one who was thinking that. The guy ask a question, then immediately overtalks them as they try and answer him. He's supremely annoying.
looks like his vidgeo link is 10-15fps. makes sense, bandwidth would be saved and then you could feasibly still use analog. just need to send a larger image at a lower fps.
Stu regardless of the hornet's actual price, great job getting out and filming a community event as well as the interviews with the armed forces chaps. I enjoyed this video.
2:35 The guy on the left is just so in love with camera it's so sweet to see that these days.. Reminds me of old days when very few had cameras and others would love to be in front of them or be interviewed 😊
That would be a entry to medium salary for one year for a single engineer, people don't understand how expensive R&D is, especially at the military level.
the whole setup of 2 drones, base station, controller, and screen would cost at least 3k to make since they aren't mass produced in a second world country.
2 Kilometer Range, good Video quality, Zero Sound and 20 minutes flight time. This small Thing is top Tier tech. I doubt you or your Chinese could manifacture Something Like this so easy...
I bought my dream house in the middle of a big Cleveland suburb park/lakefront location for only $120k. You can get a nice amount of real estate for 80 thousand here
Damn! Talk about putting the pressure on, I have to do my edit now. Awesome job Stew 👍👍👍 I hope people realise how much work you've put into this edit. Awesome catching up too
My uncle used to tell me his war stories, he told me that back in 1979 he was assigned to special ops, where his squad would be dropped off in the middle of the night behind enemy lines and to navigate they used Handheld GPS units. Handheld GPS didn't even come out until 10+ years later commercially. Made me think of how advanced military technology is with this micro drone.
The drone is ultra light, with amazing battery life for the weight, as well as 2 kilometers of range. It's probably also very tough and rugged, as it's for a military application. It may seem like a steep price, but for military situations it has to be reliable and capable beyond reasonable doubt.
Because that thing does not make noise, I guess it could be optimized fan shape (like noctua fan for desktop) which creates high lift - low drag - low noise. + top end brushless motor. Top end everything which is bumping the price to 80k just to get that 0.1% performance increase everywhere in that drone (+the fact it is military grade so >$ like in medical applications)
The flight time is like average at best. We get used to shit flight times because of drones, but they fly 4 motors up at once, wasting huge power. My brushless rc cessna can fly for like 45 min on a 250maH battery. Whose pocket does the $79,900 go to after they painted an airhogs heli black?
Don,t these things have a range of 27 miles or something ? I was reading on this a wile back & I thought it said something about a range of 27 miles & you can call it back home from this far am I mistaken on this or not ? Need info because I know were I can get my hands on one new not used or one like it I also thought I read something about a hour & a half flight time on it to .
Wonder where I could get the over the neck monitor case. Would be convenient to have most of the weight on your neck and hold the controller. Anybody know?
to be fair, most military gear in limited production are crazy expensive... they don't get into reasonable price until mass production for them starts.
@@JohnVHRC That's possible, if you are using mass produced off the shelf components... because if you don't... then everything is limited run custom parts... And i asked that question before a long time ago on how much it would cost to custom print SOC from a manufacturer... the price... is in short... insane a mass produced one cost no more than a few dollars... but ask a manufacturer to custom build one for you and the price goes SKY HIGH.
@@Aarons14bugs It's not the question of whether they know what they are doing or not... But rather where do they get the parts from... A mass produced civilian model parts generally are mass produced in the millions a batch, that's how we get the price down... But a custom made limited run of say 100 parts? That would literally cost you more than your yearly income depending on which part you are making.
20-minute flight time! That just goes to show you that there is technology out there, I don't understand why they don't implement that in the consumer drone world? Could you imagine having a Mavic Pro that could stay in the air for an hour!
That's because when it goes commercial, any one can own it. Therefore, anyone can create a copy of that technology. It will be commercially available when a newer tech is in use.
I think the military should be able to design in a 2" barrel and a single round of 9mm to do a bit of dirty work. They can figure out and program in a burst of counteracting flight controls to keep it in the air and fly back to base after it fires the shot.
The hornet is years old and been used by special forces world wide, what makes me laugh is it's 20min flight time on a battery the size of wine gum... I get about 6mins with a 4s 2000 mah , wtf 🤔
@@peterzingler6221 It also extremely lighweight, has great aerodynamics, and don't need to get fast all the time. I guess transmitting protocols and bandwith they use is pretty energy efficient too. We won't get this on banggood ever
I've seen this thing in action around 2 years ago, and it had FPV even back then. There's a low-res camera for flying, providing a live feed, as well as a high res camera to take still photos. What impressed me most about this thing, besides the flight time, is the ability to function in fairly strong winds. They quoted €50k for one, and that comes with a support station (for field charging and small maintenance)
@@kaasmeester5903 what are you talking about "function in fairly strrong winds" i flied this for the marine corps and anything past five knots blows this hunk of crap out of the sky
to be fair, it is $80,000 bucks because of the development of ALL components. The drone, the circuitry, the controller, the software, the station. What we piece together from other companies to make $200 dollar quads, they did from scratch, in-house. They can make each consecutive one for a lot less. Stuff we buy for FPV is much cheaper, because it is mass produced and sourced from multiple companies. Development still costs a ton of money. 33g is less than a tenth of a regular quad, so it better get 20+ minutes flight time. It clearly has some latency issues.
@@giancarlo6723 You clearly dont understand how incredibly advanced this little drone is. Is it overpriced? Quite possibly, but not by much. The drone itself is only part of the purchase price; years of production and development went into it.
HangGlideTube lol I think it must be because governments will offer large amounts because they want the best possible design. I’m graduating from uni with my design degree in a couple months so I’ve got that to look forward to because I’m hoping to work for one of the biggest defense contractors here in the UK.
this is a great idea ... shame the A holes in government don't recognize the importance in the "pilots of tomorrow" and are trying to outlaw or over regulate the hobby! Way to encourage interest!
lol um the faa dron regulations are for the safety of low flying aircraft and their pilots and passengers. if you dont live near an airport then u basicly have no regulations
The AU is worth more than the USD buddy. The USD isn't all powerful anymore - even the Cayman Dollar from the tiny Cayman Islands is worth more 1CAD = 1.20USD
BluezZ No I think it might be possible, using really low volt motors and a super efficient battery. But still I feel like they’re exaggerating the specs
That military drone is terrifying... if that doesn’t prove they have better batteries then we do i dont know what would. Thats crazy time distance and sound levels... if thats the tech they will show you imagine what they are not...
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Been following the inventor of this little bird for a long time now, the tech he/they managed to cram in is simply amazing, glad I finally got to see one in action, thanks!
Yea
I always wanted to buy this little flying grey gizmo
So cool to see the Airforce and Army flying racing drones...The most amazing flying creation in my opinion. Thanks for making this vid Stew.
feedback on the audio. the music is way too loud. have to adjust the volume every time the music comes on
I just wanted to see how functional the millitary drone was, but this 20 min video has me falling asleep - 14:33
Thanks bro
you the MVP!!!! thanks for saving my time from these leeches.
Thanks :)
Thanks
Thank you!
You were so busy filming yourself you forgot to film the micro drone flying.
and please, keep your arms down or at least don't move them that much
IKR
For reals to the power of fucking
Lol I was thinking the same!
17:27 💚🤣☝️
give 6 months and will be on aliexpress for 100 bucks!
It's been out for several years :)
Yes, but the ESC will catch fire on your second flight lol
One on Ebay...
99.99
Colgate Master they can make a fire extinguisher set fire.
Love how he is swinging his hands all over the place while holding an $80,000.00 dollar drone. I can only think the guy who signed it out for that weekend is freaking out as his hands can't stop swinging around as he is talking. Seriously was waiting for his other hand to hit and rip the rotor off. Opps, there goes $80k...
If it's anything like the Ravens I flew it'd be just fine. A lot of that cost is in making sure these things can survive in the field in the hands of us stupid joes who crash the damn things into the brick wall of the FOB at full speed while trying to fight a headwind on landing or into the creek right outside the wire (both true stories, and the Raven handled it like a champ). I'm sure these little guys are tough.
@@hazonku I find it hard to believe the army will spend so much on soldiers. I mean they will overpay for a hammer by $100 dollars. But spend money on say lightweight body armor, or something similar seems out of character from what i have heard. Ie spending $80k on these for each squad etc. Though honestly i don’t know.
I think these drones seem light enough to be a good idea. If you are going to decide to keep things light i can see these being worthy of carrying the weight for days given the advantage they might give on the field. I am all for saving soldiers lives so i say give them this and the more expensive but lightee and better body armor. Stop spending a trillion on a plane that honestly doesn’t make a lick of sense. You can buy how many previous gen jets for half that price save the $250 billion for drones and the rest another $250 billion on soldiers gear.
Not gonna happen because you can only mark up actual good quality body armor so much. But a next generation fighter, heck you can mark that puppy up a good $900 billion no problem...
Nah. I think most of that 80k is development cost. And since it's developed, the drone itself probably cost much less than that in manufacturing and materials. They still have to recoup that dev cost however since they probably hired engineers who, unlike software devs, would not let people hire you for just ramp ups for cheap and leave you in the dumps after.
@@fcgHenden Yea, but knowing how the Military Industry is setup, you can bet the army is paying $80k for each one of those from the maker. And so even though the maker only pays some Chinese company to make all the parts, and someone else does the assembly, probably for less then $1000 bucks total, and then they sell it at $80k. Yes, and for something that complicated you are right, software is often a large chunk of the development. But again, if it is being sold by an outside contractor which I believe it is, still costs tax payers $80 if he clips that thing the wrong way. Well maybe not. Imagine they have replacement parts for most of it for a lot cheaper. So maybe not. though again, just because that makes sense, when military contracts are involved reason is not the motivating factor, and motivating factor is whatever they can get away with to make more $...
I'd wager though that they also use a lot of off-the-shelf solutions for the software as well, everything from computer vision code, to algorithms for following and tracking, they just ripped off another company which there are several already which do that kind of thing. Not hard to back engineer that software stack using pretty easy to do reverse compiling, etc.. Gotta imagine when it comes to the military, they hardly care if the software was ripped off some Chinese drone company, as long as it works they will buy it not caring at all about patents worldwide etc.... If you can build it, is all that matters...
@@Arrogan28 😅 That was kinda my point too.
thats like a lifetime of tax money
Well thats like what each of us pay during biden presidency. But hey, those illegals got great Healthcare.
A lifetime of income tax. Don’t forget vat, import tax, car tax, home tax and all the other taxes different countries hav.
@@outkast187 do you even know what you’re talking about or were you told those facts by Fox News?
Uhm that‘s what I pay a year for taxes I think I live in the wrong country
For some, for others of us, not so much. Every year I wonder what the hell the “rich don’t pay their fair share” nonsense is all about. The rich pay most of it.
Bruh no way an air hog and a wii nunchuk costs $80,000
does when the army hast to pay for it. I just googled how much a roll of TP costs... couldn't find it but here's something "Only the Pentagon Could Spend $640 on a Toilet Seat " lmao.
Flir version is 43k if you buy 60 ,tehe
If it can broadcast 720p at 2km for 30 minutes with no latency it would have technology that is worth that much. As a trained avionics engineer that sounds impossible with the constraints of normal RF engineering.
@@originalmianos you can buy off the shelf stuff to get way past that with lower lag , another way is multiple wifi dongals
Just get a tiny whoop and crossfire an ur good
''drone worth $80000" *flails arms around while holding it* XD
I’m sure they made it drop proof tho.
Was wondering the same thing
Exactly my thought as well...
Me too lol wtf
That was the first thing I was thinking when I started the the video 😂.
$80,000 now, but HobbyKing will have it for $129.99 within 6mths.
Found it yet?
@@quarans08 I'm dead 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I guess he didn’t find it yet
@@quarans08 🤣🤣
Yep military spends money like its nothing, definitely not worth 80k tho
20:34 look at the guy in the white shirt as he gets interrupted 😂😂😂 thats so fu***d up, i feel bad. 💀
Not really 🤷
That happened twice lol
Hey, what do you think about that?
Well, I thin...
Yeah, anyway, here's what I THINK about it!
that one mosquito alive in your room
That has a range of 2 bedrooms.
I'll just wait till Banggood clones it 😂😂😂
Lmfao theyre prob already workin on something
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Lmaoo yes😂
Why is this just so true and funny🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol
15:22... Stu gets SOOOO WET when he hears that the drone has a 20min. Fly time out of an air hog battery lol😂😂😂 good stuff👍👍👍
the over price will give the buyers confidence ... LOL ...LOL...
"The latency is barely noticeable"
I'm watching a slideshow..
Refresh rate/fps and latency are complete different things
Lmao Succ no shit but what’s the point in minuscule latency when you’re getting under 30 FPS
This comment 🤣🤣🤣
bruh
no shit tho
LMAOOO
For someone holding an expensive piece of military hardware, you don’t half wave your arms around a lot
“Worth more than your house” *continues to wave it around like a toy.
SameTubby2649 houses in Australia are pushing 1 million plus, this is the price of the car.
Glad to know my $50 runcam is military grade :)
This made my day a yr later this comment is top notch
Military doesn't have the best gear lmao, idk where people keep getting the idea
@@Exxus61422 um the military give us that idea
military grade means they bought at the cheapest offer
only the US millitary could find out how to charge the taxpayer $80,000 for a micro quad that probably cost at most $1000 in premium parts.
other governments bought them too
@@MatthewDannevik Yeah but there's no way you couldn't built that cheaper
@@michaeldilger9582 is like 79 cents in materials
Actually the Australian Army will be one of the first to give them to most of their soldiers which is funny because we can't even afford to pay for the boys to practice on love fire shooting ranges.
Honestly i thinking it is less than 1000$ just compare it to other drones
"This thing costs around 80.000$, probably more than your house" Dude i feel bad for you, which house do you live in?
JazekFTW not 80 dollars. 80 thousand dollars
@@FLYTY he typed 80 thousand
@@alialdhaheri8057 but 80000 is still nothing for a house right, in the Netherlands you can maybe get a shed outside of the urban areas for that money
Caspar Designs for rent its alot
@@allaboutpcstuff Some places in America have decent homes for that price, hi however near cities you can forget about it.
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Where is that drone shown? 20min of video and I came to see the drone, couldn't even find it.
Base station had better be worth $79,000
You can play snake on it
Base station is a brick of gold lol
$79,975
When you see the image jerking in his screen, you can say that we dont have the same definition of near zero latency.....
Just to give an idea of what the nano drone have:
32 grams,
flies 2 kilometers at speeds of over 21 kilometers an hour.
FLIR Lepton® thermal microcamera
encrypted military-approved digital datalink
integrates into the Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) utilized by the military
ATAK is basically just the military's battlefield network interface for ground units...
And this isn't the first one... it's just the latest of the Black Hornet model,
And it seems that they've attracted a LOT of customers... because holy shi- there are a lot of countries who have bought Black Hornet nano drones....
Honestly alot of what it does could actually be accomplished with a toy drone. If there's more to it like a telephoto lens and some way to mark targets, I can see that driving up the cost.
Made in Norway :)
@@Blizofoz45 If there's a toy drone, whether nano quad, nano heli or similar class with capability that can rival it...
I'd like to know where i can get one...
I am pretty sure not just me though, the customer they have for Black Hornet have reached dozens of countries... every single one i am sure would be interested to know where we can get something like that.
Iono Sama There’s a video of a Visuo XS809HW flying several kilometers while transmitting 720p video in realtime for a bit under 10 minutes. If you factor in that its a quad swinging four props compared to this heli, it doesn’t seem like there’s a huge gap in capabilities. I have a GPS module from a toy drone that can fit on a tiny whoop frame.
I’m not saying I could rig one up at home but because of this video I wouldn’t be surprised to see some “clone” attempts out of the usual suspects in China.
@@Blizofoz45 I am pretty sure they have tried... (this is Black Hornet 3, ie: there have been multiple Black Hornet model before it) and China do not appear to have managed to do that
and the reason why they haven't been able to is likely because of the same reason below:
The Visuo XS809HW i saw was HUGE... like they were bigger than an adult male hand... when packed... that's positively GARGANTUAN compared to this thing
and that's the main problem... and part of the reason why China doesn't really have an equivalent right now...
to give an idea of just how big the difference is
Visuo XS809HW is 158g and larger than an adult hand
Black Hornet 3 is 32g and it's body is literally the size of an adult FINGER.
and in that tiny nano drone, it packs 20 min endurance, and a thermal camera.
The issue is replicating the capability AT THAT SIZE, hence why i was looking at nano quad and nano heli.... because they are the only thing that can even come close to this thing's size...
Sure if size and weight is not an issue, we can do it with off the shelf parts... but doing it at that size and weight is the whole problem.
And that size is EXACTLY why various countries have bought Black Hornet...
This thing is intended for various use, but reconnaissance is one of it and being as small (and silent) is an asset for it's intended use.
Hence why i am asking if there's actually any commercial drone (or even military one for that matter) that can match this thing's capability... A LOT of countries are interested with it, and China currently to the best of my knowledge do not have the capability to miniaturize the parts to this size.
wow , its insane the tech the military has !!! I defiantly didnt have several versions of these 10 years ago that cost 20$.... BUT im sure there is a good reason why this one cost $79,980 more then mine.
Yes, is called pockets of corruption.
Classic military industrial complex draining tax payers money for scams the government works out with them. lol.
15:47
"How does it compare to a race drone"
"I can gps hover, It will be stable..."
lmao
Remember , this is the same government that spent 40,000 for a hammer.
No way seriously?!
You do realize that this is NOT THE USA don't you?? This is Australia. 99% of the comments think this is from the United States.
He's keeping that display and info pretty close to his chest.
"it's $80,000 and probably worth more than your car"
*Proceeds to wave it around like a $1 bill*
Where'd he say car? he says house in the beginning..
@@gg-gn3re I'd love to be able to buy a house in Australia for under 80 grand
This drone is literally 40 times it's weight in Gold.
So that’s where all the military money goes....on a $1000 micro helicopter from eBay and they pocket the rest, someone’s getting rich 😂
You keep interrupting people when try and talk bro😂
I thought I was the only one who was thinking that. The guy ask a question, then immediately overtalks them as they try and answer him. He's supremely annoying.
Im sure the people he was interviewing were fucking annoyed
Because you are goofy and annoying......you interrupt..........get. It dumbo ?
He’s not a natural and is trying to be with his arms flying all over the place / faux ott presenter mode. Just be real man
You keep interrupting yourself with your flailing arms.
looks like his vidgeo link is 10-15fps. makes sense, bandwidth would be saved and then you could feasibly still use analog. just need to send a larger image at a lower fps.
Stu regardless of the hornet's actual price, great job getting out and filming a community event as well as the interviews with the armed forces chaps. I enjoyed this video.
2:35 The guy on the left is just so in love with camera it's so sweet to see that these days..
Reminds me of old days when very few had cameras and others would love to be in front of them or be interviewed 😊
80K in his hand and he's throwing it around like it's an out of the box collector's item. hehe
80k pkr
Man for 80k I could probably engineer the damn thing and pay my team for it... 😂
wisico640 mmmh
That would be a entry to medium salary for one year for a single engineer, people don't understand how expensive R&D is, especially at the military level.
It would cost so much to figure out and research that battery technology tho
@Myles Pina 2024 intelligent rebuttal.. moron.
Lmao no you couldn't, there's a reason it costs that much
Quad racing at an airport!! Hahaa never thought that'd happen!
Great video Stew! You always put the effort in! 👌👌
I wish I'm a supplier for the army...sell 100$ thing for 80k and enjoy my life :)
I work for a company that supplies the RAAF with electrical equipment. Profit margins in the 6 figures.
same
me too
the whole setup of 2 drones, base station, controller, and screen would cost at least 3k to make since they aren't mass produced in a second world country.
2 Kilometer Range, good Video quality, Zero Sound and 20 minutes flight time. This small Thing is top Tier tech. I doubt you or your Chinese could manifacture Something Like this so easy...
Usually when you're being educated on something, you don't interrupt the person instructing you
Aussie Army: We have $80,000 to buy FPV drone.
Drone company: We have drone.
Aussie Army: How much for one?
Drone company: $80,000
Aussie Army: YES!
Last time I checked a house wasn’t cheaper than 80k…
Mine was 38k
@@orange70383 wtf
@@orange70383 My 3 room 1 bath home in Boston is worth $190k
@Chris p your dad sells avon
I bought my dream house in the middle of a big Cleveland suburb park/lakefront location for only $120k. You can get a nice amount of real estate for 80 thousand here
Damn! Talk about putting the pressure on, I have to do my edit now. Awesome job Stew 👍👍👍 I hope people realise how much work you've put into this edit. Awesome catching up too
I can bet you anything In 5 years this thing will be in Walmart, Amazon and Aliexpress for a price of $19.99.
Wow so very beautiful 😍🐝 Black hornet so happy this save life in the military troops
My uncle used to tell me his war stories, he told me that back in 1979 he was assigned to special ops, where his squad would be dropped off in the middle of the night behind enemy lines and to navigate they used Handheld GPS units. Handheld GPS didn't even come out until 10+ years later commercially. Made me think of how advanced military technology is with this micro drone.
#11:49 when you know more about the product than the sales person
Army pays $80,000
Civilians pays for same item $500,
How else Area 51 gets their funds.
I know right lol
But can you get the features too ?
This thing can fly for 20 minute and with a 10 km range without any bulky antenna and the frickin blade is silent
The drone is ultra light, with amazing battery life for the weight, as well as 2 kilometers of range. It's probably also very tough and rugged, as it's for a military application. It may seem like a steep price, but for military situations it has to be reliable and capable beyond reasonable doubt.
That was awesome I’ve been waiting to see footage on the small military drone
@15:20 What is the battery chemistry that allows for a 20 minute flight time in such a small form factor?
Because that thing does not make noise, I guess it could be optimized fan shape (like noctua fan for desktop) which creates high lift - low drag - low noise. + top end brushless motor. Top end everything which is bumping the price to 80k just to get that 0.1% performance increase everywhere in that drone (+the fact it is military grade so >$ like in medical applications)
How long is the flight? Time ?
He literally said 20 minutes
Yay for Norwegian micro military tech! =D
That aside; looks like a really cool event, wish I could've attended. ^^
"smooth is slow, slow is fast." - Usual army quotes
I thought its "slow is smooth and smooth is fast"
The flight time is like average at best. We get used to shit flight times because of drones, but they fly 4 motors up at once, wasting huge power. My brushless rc cessna can fly for like 45 min on a 250maH battery.
Whose pocket does the $79,900 go to after they painted an airhogs heli black?
Hah, no it doesn't mate.
@@2563dicko yea it does bro, its foam and it can glide. Gliding is the biggest power save ever the servos hardly use juice
If he waved his arms around anymore he will take off ..... Perhaps he thinks he's a butterfly 🤣
Don,t these things have a range of 27 miles or something ? I was reading on this a wile back & I thought it said something about a range of 27 miles & you can call it back home from this far am I mistaken on this or not ? Need info because I know were I can get my hands on one new not used or one like it I also thought I read something about a hour & a half flight time on it to .
Bangood and Gearbest are already working on the "clone " LOL. Can't wait ....
In Walmart you get that same helicopter for less than 5 bucks
If that's what they are showing us... What do they REALLY have?...
@Jonathan B remember "industrial grade" and "military grade" aren't actually things.
Wonder where I could get the over the neck monitor case. Would be convenient to have most of the weight on your neck and hold the controller.
Anybody know?
what kind of futuristic military intel battery gives that a 20 min flight time...
Govt is getting ripped off. As usual.
to be fair, most military gear in limited production are crazy expensive... they don't get into reasonable price until mass production for them starts.
They know what they're doing and it's the government so its really ripping us off.
That thing doesn't cost anywhere near $80k to make, or 40k, or 10k.. Price gouging.
@@JohnVHRC That's possible, if you are using mass produced off the shelf components...
because if you don't... then everything is limited run custom parts...
And i asked that question before a long time ago on how much it would cost to custom print SOC from a manufacturer...
the price... is in short...
insane
a mass produced one cost no more than a few dollars...
but ask a manufacturer to custom build one for you and the price goes SKY HIGH.
@@Aarons14bugs It's not the question of whether they know what they are doing or not...
But rather where do they get the parts from...
A mass produced civilian model parts generally are mass produced in the millions a batch, that's how we get the price down...
But a custom made limited run of say 100 parts?
That would literally cost you more than your yearly income depending on which part you are making.
20-minute flight time! That just goes to show you that there is technology out there, I don't understand why they don't implement that in the consumer drone world? Could you imagine having a Mavic Pro that could stay in the air for an hour!
you will get it in 15 years when it is obsolete for the military and they have a mini drone that can last hours 🤣
That's because when it goes commercial, any one can own it. Therefore, anyone can create a copy of that technology. It will be commercially available when a newer tech is in use.
I need some of the props that that thing has got! Big time!
So... finally when it’s flying, let’s watch a majority of the film of the two blokes talking!
I think the military should be able to design in a 2" barrel and a single round of 9mm to do a bit of dirty work. They can figure out and program in a burst of counteracting flight controls to keep it in the air and fly back to base after it fires the shot.
The hornet is years old and been used by special forces world wide, what makes me laugh is it's 20min flight time on a battery the size of wine gum... I get about 6mins with a 4s 2000 mah , wtf 🤔
Helicopters are extrem efficient compared to quads
@@peterzingler6221 yeah, that must be the reason 😁 just FYI, it also got magnetic fasteners for the propellers, to save weight on screws.
@@peterzingler6221 It also extremely lighweight, has great aerodynamics, and don't need to get fast all the time. I guess transmitting protocols and bandwith they use is pretty energy efficient too. We won't get this on banggood ever
Not to mention battery chemistry and technology is probably kept secret, at least for now
it's not even FPV... :P
Then it will cost 800,000
I've seen this thing in action around 2 years ago, and it had FPV even back then. There's a low-res camera for flying, providing a live feed, as well as a high res camera to take still photos. What impressed me most about this thing, besides the flight time, is the ability to function in fairly strong winds.
They quoted €50k for one, and that comes with a support station (for field charging and small maintenance)
@@kaasmeester5903 what are you talking about "function in fairly strrong winds" i flied this for the marine corps and anything past five knots blows this hunk of crap out of the sky
@@InsertName501 I saw this at a demo in 2019, where they flew it comfortably in 15 knot winds. The specs rate it for 15 knots with gusts up tp 20.
Hey! Those are made in my home-town in Norway.
EDIT: My bad. The ones made in my home-town are much smaller and faster.
@@Zukuri620 I know a Sindre, but probably not the one you mean. The facility I'm talking about is near Hønefoss, is that right?
“Probably worth more than your house” if your house worth $80k it ain’t a house
to be fair, it is $80,000 bucks because of the development of ALL components. The drone, the circuitry, the controller, the software, the station. What we piece together from other companies to make $200 dollar quads, they did from scratch, in-house. They can make each consecutive one for a lot less. Stuff we buy for FPV is much cheaper, because it is mass produced and sourced from multiple companies. Development still costs a ton of money. 33g is less than a tenth of a regular quad, so it better get 20+ minutes flight time. It clearly has some latency issues.
19:27 / 20:31 - Let the guy talk, please! I can see on the way he moves his eyes he thinks fast.
Damn! houses must be at a all time low in Melbs!
80k my behind. ridiculous. insult to ones intelligence to tell them thats worth 80k..
you don't understand military grade, we don't judge
We already have it on Amazon. It's called Tello. And it costs 75 bucks.
another example of companies overpricing products for the us military
Him: it’s probably worth more than your house
My house: am I a joke to you
its 80k? but it looks like a toy from 20 bucks...
@HashySlash i said it looks like a toy from 20 bucks didnt says it cost 20 bucks bro calm down xD
I agree with Timuel the only reason it's worth 80k is because they are selling it to big G.
@@giancarlo6723 big g and YEARS of development.
The parts arent all that cheap either the thermal camera module alone costs over 180 dollars
@@giancarlo6723 You clearly dont understand how incredibly advanced this little drone is. Is it overpriced? Quite possibly, but not by much. The drone itself is only part of the purchase price; years of production and development went into it.
Why did he assume that my house costs less than 80,000$.
MDY XD ikr
More like 300k
Australia...
Defence: Let's promote FPV drone racing
CASA: Let's regulate this activity out of existence
$80,000.... resolution looks like a cave drawing, and I get better streaming through my grandma's nonexistent wifi. Like boi.
"Same latency as race drones..."
*going at literally 5fps *
I noticed that too lmao. “No latency at 2 kilometers” bullshit.It’s literally 15 feet from him and the video looks almost unflyable.
Waving his hands at the beginning like he's a band conductor while holding an $80,000 micro drone....ok🤡
Exactly what i was thinking dude haha
Typical military contractor price “did I say it costs $8 000 to develop, I meant $80 000”.
HangGlideTube lol I think it must be because governments will offer large amounts because they want the best possible design. I’m graduating from uni with my design degree in a couple months so I’ve got that to look forward to because I’m hoping to work for one of the biggest defense contractors here in the UK.
$7,000 in the drone, $1,500 to the tech geek who built it, $1,390,789 to the lobbyist and $50,000 a month to a politician’s useless son on the board.
Did he explain how they were able to make the drone super silent?
So what does it actually do for 80k ?
You can buy Houses for 80 000 dollar in australia? Wow i gotta move!
Same!! I hope he don't mean House=Trailerpark....😂😂
5 bedroom 2 bath with a garage in Wisconsin right now for 90k. Australia sucks. Stay away.
You could probably get a shed in Surry Hills for that much.
Might be a bargain, friedly prices but deadly animals.
this is a great idea ... shame the A holes in government don't recognize the importance in the "pilots of tomorrow" and are trying to outlaw or over regulate the hobby!
Way to encourage interest!
Like all those arseholes there in uniform flying drones?
lol um the faa dron regulations are for the safety of low flying aircraft and their pilots and passengers. if you dont live near an airport then u basicly have no regulations
"costs more than your house"
uhh, yea not quite...
I mean considering military drones look like little planes and not quadcopters I'd say that little thing is as much a drone as any other UAV right?
Damn bro flailing arms around with an $80,000 drone! That’s ball Z!!!
Ah! The smell of murrrican tax monies burned to buy an 80k little toy... MMmm..
This isn't America
You can fly it in WW3
""no latency""
Pls explain what makes it cost 80K. Does it include the controller.
1800 Amps?!!? I choked on my whiskey. wow.
Great video, great coverage of the event.
this comment is great. what a dad
That's $80,000AU. Which is probably l ike $400 USD lol
google said it's "56,864.00 United States Dollar"
The AU is worth more than the USD buddy. The USD isn't all powerful anymore - even the Cayman Dollar from the tiny Cayman Islands is worth more 1CAD = 1.20USD
@@JulienGordon 1 USD is 1.41 AUD rn...
@@jondough9079 Thanks - Maybe I read the exchange rate wrong. Regardless, the rate changes daily - Still costs a pretty penny anyway you look at it
Just what I thought, that little military helicopter was BS. The video had tons of dropping frames. Bet the flight time and range is BS too.
John Wood Yeah it was really choppy. “No latency”. Yeah okay
Not to mention that you physically can't get 20 mins flight time in that small of a form factor
BluezZ No I think it might be possible, using really low volt motors and a super efficient battery. But still I feel like they’re exaggerating the specs
Bruh the intro reminds me of lil tay
That military drone is terrifying... if that doesn’t prove they have better batteries then we do i dont know what would. Thats crazy time distance and sound levels... if thats the tech they will show you imagine what they are not...