British Army spends £16M on 1,000 pocket-sized eyes in the sky

The UK Ministry of Defence awarded contracts worth £16 million ($21 million) for the supply of over 1,000 small drones for reconnaissance and training. The order includes 670 Skydio X10 quadcopters, 245 FOXE-NATO, and 110 SONORA drones.

• 670 Skydio X10 drones: weight 2.49 kg, speed up to 45 mph, flight up to 40 minutes
• 245 FOXE-NATO devices weighing less than 250 g for reconnaissance
• 110 SONORA drones for training, deployment in less than a minute
• Deliveries via three British companies under project Rapstone