This article was in the Australian Times and I include it as it sheds light on the lock that Aerovironment has on small drone production.
Civilian drones that can dust crops, find lost toddlers and wash skyscraper windows are just years away
- From: The Times
- March 23, 2012
THEY are the signature weapons of America's War on Terror, ghostly killers best known for stalking the badlands of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Now a new generation of drones is poised to enter everyday US life.
American police forces are to be allowed to use unmanned aircraft for the first time this year. Anticipating a potentially vast new market, AeroVironment, the company that supplies 85 per cent of the US military's drones, has developed the Qube, a quadcopter (a helicopter with four rotors) that can be packed into the boot of a police car and be ready to fly in less than five minutes.
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