> "It was the only nano-UAV able to cope with the uncompromising weather during a recent Army Warfighting Experiment (AWE) event"
I hadn't thought too much about how UAVs of any class will need to cope with adverse weather conditions. Seems like that will become an even larger variable in military planning, as UAVs etc. become more prevalent.
E.g. it might be hard to totally replace a manned surveillance platform with an unmanned system, if the manned system is 'all-weather capable' and the unmanned is not.
The recent Azerbaijan-Armenia war saw extensive use of UAVs, and yes, weather (e.g. fog in the mountains or the lack of it) was an important factor mostly because of its impact on UAV usage.
I hadn't thought too much about how UAVs of any class will need to cope with adverse weather conditions. Seems like that will become an even larger variable in military planning, as UAVs etc. become more prevalent.
E.g. it might be hard to totally replace a manned surveillance platform with an unmanned system, if the manned system is 'all-weather capable' and the unmanned is not.