FLIR Black Hornet 4 PRS
Airborne Personal Reconnaissance System (PRS) for Dismounted Soldiers
A nano UAV system small enough to carry on a utility belt, with a launch time of less than 20 seconds. Black Hornet 4 carries a high-resolution Thermal Imager (TI) and an Electro Optical (EO) camera with exceptional low-light capabilities, and talks to its ground station over an encrypted, frequency-hopping Software-Defined Radio (SDR) datalink, giving a squad its own eye in the air, day and night.
On the belt. In the air.
Non-specialist nano UAV system
- 01 · Carry
Belt-worn system
1.3 kg (depending on configuration)A total system weight of 1.3 kg (depending on configuration), small enough for a dismounted soldier to carry on a utility belt.
- 02 · Launch
Up in seconds
Less than 20 secondsLaunch time is less than 20 seconds. Black Hornet PRS deploys easily, with minimal training required.
- 03 · Fly
Look ahead
More than 30 minutesEndurance more than 30 minutes; max speed 10 m/sec ground speed (~33 ft/sec). Seamless GNSS/GNSS denied navigation, day and night, and collision avoidance.
- 04 · Share
Into the network
ATAK CompatibleAES 256 encrypted video, snapshots and metadata, STANAG 4609 and Cursor on Target (COT) compliant, and it can be integrated with selected BMS.
What flies vs. what you carry
Two weights apply. The air vehicle is the ~70 gram aircraft itself; the total system weight covers everything the soldier carries, and depends on configuration.
Two imagers in the nose
Black Hornet 4 pairs an Electro Optical (EO) camera with exceptional low-light capabilities and a high-resolution Thermal Imager (TI), plus three low-resolution cameras for indoor navigation and collision avoidance.
Black Hornet 4 air vehicle · ~70 grams (2.5 oz)
Main camera
12 MP, excellent in low light.
- EO video
- 1280 x 720 pixels
- EO snapshot
- 3024 x 4032 pixels
Night imager
High sensitivity TI camera.
- TI video
- 512 x 640 pixels
- TI snapshot
- 512 x 640 pixels
3 nav cameras
3 x low resolution camera for indoor navigation and collision avoidance.
White LED
Illuminating white LED on the air vehicle.
Beyond visual line-of-sight. Expand visual range in complex and urban environments, and provide viewing angles not available to larger systems, e.g. indoors and in confined areas.
Range you can plan around
The Software-Defined Radio (SDR) datalink is encrypted, dynamic power, frequency hopping and designed for beyond line-of-sight. Radio range depends on the antenna, so there are two figures.
- Link
Encrypted, dynamic power, frequency hopping, designed for beyond line-of-sight. Frequency: details on request.
- Navigation
Seamless GNSS/GNSS denied navigation, day and night, with collision avoidance. Black Hornet 4 can survive GPS-denied and contested environments.
- Maps
Embedded DTED, Vector and Raster maps Upgrade option
- Mission data
AES 256 encrypted video, snapshots and metadata, recorded to a removeable 256 GB SD-card for mission data (encrypted).
- Interoperability
STANAG 4609 and Cursor on Target (COT) compliant · RAS-A / MAVLINK compliant · ATAK Compatible · can be integrated with selected BMS.
The FirstLook 125’s single handed controller is compatible with FirstLook 125 and Black Hornet® 4: “Extend your range on the ground with another FirstLook or in the air with a Black Hornet 4.”
Hard to spot. Hard to ground.
Squad-level immediate covert situational awareness day and night, without being detected, to increase operational tempo and expand maneuver options.
Low signatures, small profile
Extraordinarily low visual and audible signatures and a light, small profile allow covert operation and increased security for dismounted soldiers.
Teledyne FLIR rates all three signatures “Best in class” with details upon request.
Visual
Best in class, details upon request
Audio
Best in class, details upon request
Electromagnetic
Best in class, details upon request
Flight envelope
Wind tolerant
Rain
Environment
UAV ingress rating
Ingress rating
Compliant
What changed from its predecessor
A substantial advancement from its predecessor, Black Hornet 4 incorporates a high-resolution Thermal Imager, an EO camera with exceptional low-light capabilities and a Software-Defined Radio (SDR) datalink with extended range and heightened resilience. Enhanced flight performance comes from an upgraded rotor system and an advanced battery.
Black Hornet 4 specs
Items marked “on request” are available on request.
| Black Hornet 4 PRS | |
|---|---|
| Rotor diameter | 190 mm (7.5 in) |
| Total length | 255 mm (10 in) |
| Weight (air vehicle) | ~70 grams (2.5 oz) |
| Total system weight | 1.3 kg (depending on configuration) |
| Signature | |
| Visual detection | Best in class, details upon request |
| Audio | Best in class, details upon request |
| Electromagnetic signature | Best in class, details upon request |
| Payload | |
|---|---|
| Electro optical main camera | 12 MP, excellent in low light |
| Electro optical navigation camera | 3 x low resolution camera for indoor navigation and collision avoidance |
| Night imager | High sensitivity TI camera |
| LED | Illuminating white LED |
| Resolution | |
| EO video | 1280 x 720 pixels |
| EO snapshot | 3024 x 4032 pixels |
| Thermal imaging video | 512 x 640 pixels |
| Thermal imaging snapshot | 512 x 640 pixels |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Endurance | More than 30 minutes |
| Max. speed | 10 m/sec ground speed (~33 ft/sec) |
| Launch time | Less than 20 seconds |
| Environment | |
| Ground station | IP54 |
| UAV | IP52 |
| Temperature | -20°C to +43°C |
| Wind | 25 knots |
| Precipitation | 7.6 mm/hr |
| Ruggedness | MIL-STD-810.H compliant |
| Data link | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Details on request |
| Radio range |
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| Link | Encrypted, dynamic power, frequency hopping, designed for beyond line-of-sight |
| Navigation | |
| Navigation |
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| Mission data | |
|---|---|
| Encryption | AES 256 encrypted Video, Snapshots, and Metadata |
| Storage | Removeable 256 GB SD-card for mission data (encrypted) |
| Standards & integration |
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Questions, answered
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