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Is it a bird, a plane, or a UAV? Technology is helping militaries around the world to engage in safer reconnaissance and engagement. That is, it’s safer for the one doing the exploring - but it can be plain deadly for those who are being spied on. Meet the lovely KZO. KZO (Kleinflugger Zielortung) is being developed and produced by Rheinmetall DeTec (formerly STN Atlas Elektronik) for the German Army. The first of five production KZO’s were delivered in November 2005. The rest will be delivered in 2007.
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“The KZO uses an infrared sensor system to acquire real-time images of targets, as well as position and speed of moving and stationary targets. The target data is transmitted from the air vehicle over a distance of more than 100km to the ground station, allowing the target data to be used for the effective operation of other assets such as long range artillery, intelligent artillery munitions, rockets and missiles. The air vehicle system can be deployed in all weathers by day and night.”
Big brother is watching. With the advent of nano technology, these are only going to get smaller, faster, and more technologically advanced. Researchers are working on recon UAV’s that will be as small as a fly. This brings obvious advantages to urban warfare. But what about nano bots being used for assassinations? Just how hard will that be to insert in someone? And just how hard would that be to diagnose the true cause of death? For example, the nanobot enters a target host through their nose, mouth, whatever. And then it proceeds to the brain and causes tiny tears in the blood vessels. The result is an aneurysm. I think that would probably be hard to diagnose as assassination. People may laugh at that kind of case scenario, but I don’t think it’s far off.
[tags] KZO, Kleinflugger Zielortung, Rheinmetall DeTec, UAV, military technology[/tags]
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