Sporting such charming names as ‘Birdy,’ ‘Mosquito,’ and ‘Spy There,’ Israel Aircraft Industries has shown four new models of mini- and micro-drone UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) for use by Israel’s military in “low intensity conflict.” Small enough to be worn on a soldier’s backpack and to be navigated through open windows, the Mosquito [at right] is only 13 inches wide with a weight of 9 ounces. There is something disconcerting about military equipment that looks and performs almost exactly like the paper gliders we used to make in school to simulate full-sized military aircraft. When do the unmanned flying drone dogfights begin?
