The mullahs are kooks, sure, but some of the Iranian op guys are doing their homework. The current trends in micro UAV research revolve around:
1. High persistence
2. “Perch and stare”
3. BioMimetics
Whatzat?
A small UAV that looks like a bird circles down, establishes an LZ that looks proper, and stops there and just observes —this is a lower power/high value task.
And it will just relay info onto another, bigger thing.
I think a hard target like a nuke installation in some denied area like Iran or NK would probably call for a rare, high-value piece of tech like this.
I really doubt these actual birds are one of those new UAV’s, though..!
Developing...
Pigeons buriend in sand up to head and stoned to death.