World Surveillance Group Inc (fka WSGI)

[Renaissance]

"And a USMil approved Procerus flight controller is $12,000"

Thanks. I was curious.

"A Raven B costs $179,000"

I admit I am new to MAV tech. I just did some initial research and that is just plain silly. Demand has no clue what supply can do.

"Habitat: As the most prevalent UAV on the planet, with more than 7,000 units in service, you’d be hard pressed to find any Army combat brigade in Afghanistan or Iraq that doesn’t have one.

Behavior: Three feet long and 4.2 pounds, the Raven is typically fitted with an electronically stabilized color video camera or an infrared video camera for night missions, which pan, tilt and zoom digitally to provide ground troops with “situational awareness.” The fleet is getting a digital upgrade that turns each one into a comm relay, effectively extending its six-mile range.

Notable Feature: Light and durable, if it crashes, the wings just pop off, and are easily replaced."

http://www.popsci.com/technology/gallery/2010-02/gallery-future-drones

twenty five years ago I had a styrofoam glider with the same pop off wings. Really?