You don't have to be a fighter pilot to fly Honeywell International's Micro Air Vehicle. The 16-pound, 13-inch-diameter UAV requires minimal operator training, but it could be a lifesaver: it's being deployed to Iraq to help soldiers find improvised explosive devices, the company said at the Paris show.
The ducted-fan MAV flies between 10 and 500 feet off the ground, and onboard video cameras send images back to a portable ground station. It can be controlled manually, or a flight path can be programmed. Among Honeywell's wins for the MAV technology was a $61 million contract connected to
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