Special ops using stealth UAV chopper

Danger Room:

Last year, U.S. Special Operations Command quietly began taking delivery of 10 Boeing-built Hummingbird robotic helicopters, and outfitting them for two-gigapixel spy cameras, foliage-penetrating radars, small guided missiles and even 800-pound-capacity cargo pods.

Now the command has announced it will buy another 10 Hummingbirds, re-designated MQ-18, by 2017 — and deploy three of them to an “undisclosed location” next year, according to British aviation magazine Air Forces Monthly. But it’s a safe bet that the undisclosed location is west of Pakistan, east of Iran, south of the former Soviet Union and crawling with Taliban. A small fleet of quiet, lethal robots, each with a 30-hour endurance and a bunch of equipment options, could come in quite handy there.

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I would think they might be more vulnerable if they are hovering over a target. The fixed wing UAVs have been difficult for the enemy to spot because of their altitude, speed and size. It would be interesting to see one of these in action, if they ever consent to a YouTube.

You can see some photos and technical data on the craft at this site