AESIR's UFO-like UAV spotted above Wales, is ideal for your next Metal Gear Solid cosplay
By Tim Stevens 
posted Jul 29th 2009 9:42AM
posted Jul 29th 2009 9:42AM
[Via Danger Room]
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while I like the way it moves, I can't fathom why it took so long to make something like this.
that's what she said!
I wonder what the total flight time on something like that is. It'd be great for taking high quality video at concerts.
I'd use it to spook people into thinking UFO's were showing up. This thing has a lot of prank potential ....
They should have called it the "DESIR's Embler", then the military would have been all over it.
I think I soiled myself
It's a cool toy, but we have better UAVs that can actually do serious work and surveillance.
And besides that "UFO" form factor just isn't practical.
Are you kidding? Stick this think in an urban area. This can go places that other UAV's can not. Like entering a building. Negotiation within a building to get tactical data. Seems to me like this can and will be very useful in the future.
Remember the movie, They Live. 21 years later it's finally a reality.
What he said. It can do things in built-up areas that the common man-portable UAVs can't. It comes in smaller sizes, too. Its probably power-hungry, so its not going to loiter on station for hours at a time, but for tactical operations, it would be very useful.
Makes people look up, handy for facial recognition.
Wales?
Er, bit of a long way off I'm afraid. They're based in Peterborough (that's on the opposite side of the country to Wales). The only hint at Wales is that they went to a *conference* in Wales (not a demo or anything though).
They are just making fun of this:
Wales UFO sightings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales_UFO_sightings
I would like to fly a few of these in a formation over a large city with some lights attached underneath :D
Mmm, and what about the noise generate by this crate?
// I suppose it sounds like a flying weed-eater.
Damn we had the same thought at the same time.
Awesome description! LOL
No sound wonder how loud it really is. Also, how long is the flight time, per charge or whatever is used to power the motor.
One step closer to getting my SD-8 Accipiter
http://bf2142.gamestrafe.com/SD-8_Accipiter
First think I thought too. Now all we need is guns on it... or lasers!
ahhh So aliens travel on beyblades now?
This just makes me a little concerned about their other plans... Ahwell atleast I can rest easy knowing Max Payne is on their case.
Kinda old I saw this on Daily Planet on the discovery channel a few months back...
I cannot understand neither why such aircraft has not been developped more seriously before. Take a closer look at the shape, and see how this thing looks like it was built by some guy in his garage: it is an assembly of bent depron foam sheets stuck together, and it is not even circular! I mean, why a company with professional skills and money can't mold a perfect circular hull ? This thing has been tried before in thi exact same construction mode by several hobbyists years before.
See for example: http://jlnlabs.online.fr/gfsuav/
Please Art Bell, HELP!
Looks like the future is finally starting to show up. About time.
use that with the big dog and we are golden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideosearch%3Fhl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26channel%3Ds%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial%26hs%3Dx9X%26q%3Dbig%2520dog%26&feature=player_embedded
Yey! Big Dog. UFO finds you and big dog kills you. High five!
Uh, "UAV" stands for "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle"...not autonomous.
God, I just wanna get a Mk.23 SOCOM and shoot that thing down... Crawling to hide away from it's view is too boring.
Sorry If I missed it but what is the Metal Gear Solid joke here?
I'm guessing it resembles a CYPHER, which oddly is another real-world UAV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWL_I5fiZNY
I feel like i should start hiding from it before it calls in a Strike Package Alert ( [PROTOTYPE] reference)
Can somebody already get some countermeasures in the people's hands? I want to be ready when I see one, get me a shouldermounted sidewinder for the home or something, EMP pulse rifle? Something, please.
Gotta get my sniper rifle ready. I don't want this thing spying on me.
highly inefficient and slow controls... an age old idea that they're trying to sell as their invention.. laaaaaame