We ’ve seenbat - likedrones , and even heard of genuinebat implements of war , but now the Pentagon is after micro UAVs with real echolocation cricket bat - senses , for real . The Air Force has just awarded a new contract to recrudesce horde of micro drones that use bat - inspire echo sounding for navigation through the complex airspace in urban environments cluttered with trees , wires , construction and poles . mental testing flights are due by 2010 apparently . And if the idea of hordes of flyspeck , beat military spy drones flap though the air does n’t mouse you out , you ’re clear not in the Halloween spirit yet . [ AviationWeekviaDanger Room ]
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