Autonomous Micro-Drones Maintain Surveillance Despite GPS Jamming

Autonomous micro-drones maintain surveillance despite GPS jamming

As armies look for ways to keep soldiers under armor while maintaining constant awareness of the battlefield, Teledyne FLIR Defense has introduced a micro-drone system designed to do both. Unveiled at the Eurosatory defense exhibition in Paris, the Black Recon system enables troops to send out small reconnaissance drones from military vehicles and fixed installations while remaining under protection. The same platform retrieves the aircraft afte…

Black Recon 'microdrone' system unveiled by Teledyne FLIR

The drone, which weighs less than 450 grams, has flight time of up to an hour and can hit a top speed of around 55 miles per hour, per the company.

Teledyne FLIR Defense Launches Black Recon™ Autonomous Micro-Drone

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EUROSATORY 2026: Teledyne FLIR Defense Launches Black Recon Autonomous Micro-Drone

Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: TDY), today announced at Eurosatory the market launch of Black Recon™, an autonomously launched micro-drone system that delivers continuous, untethered reconnaissance from military vehicles and fixed installations. Designed for vehicle integration, Black Recon allows crews to launch, operate, recover, and recharge up to three unmanned aerial systems without leaving their pl…