There are some insane concept drones out there, including drones that fire webs and ones that can land on walls vertically. However, the most recent concept created by Asisguard, a Turkish electronics firm, beats them all.
Asisguard developed the Songar drone, which unlike typical quadcopters that use four-blades to fly, it uses eight blades. It comes with a mounted machine gun that has 200 rounds of ammunition, well-prepared to shoot vulnerable ground targets from the sky.
Since drones are already challenging to fly, you could imagine a drone with a machine gun would be more difficult. To tackle this issue, Songar uses cameras and a laser rangefinder to assist with calculating metrics such as angle, distance, wind speed, and much more. Additionally, it uses a pair of robotic arms to move the machine gun as it fires to lessen the pressure of the impact from the recoil.
Songar can accurately hit a target 200 meters away, which is the equivalent of shooting a mango from nearly two football fields away. Soon, that distance could double due to increasing software improvements. The drone can even shoot targets in the night because its equipped with night sensors that allow it to see in the dark.
In extreme situations, when the drone must take down the target at all costs, it can be deployed in a group of three. The three drones can work together and simultaneously fire at the target. To select a target, a Songar pilot selects them with crosshairs using a remote control with a screen on it.
By the end of the year, Asisguard plans to deliver its drones for military use. This deadly-drone looks like a fearsome entry into a growing market, for better or worse. What do you think?
