Switzerland Is Putting Tiny Spy Drones Inside Armored Vehicles

Switzerland is putting tiny spy drones inside armored vehicles

Weighing just 70 grams, the Black Hornet 4 is about as far from a traditional military drone as you can get.

Teledyne FLIR Defense Wins $17.5 Million Contract from armasuisse to Deliver Black Hornet 4 Nano-Drones for Dismounted and Vehicle-Integrated Reconnaissance

OSLO, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 2, 2026-

Teledyne FLIR Defense wins $17.5 million Swiss contract to supply Black Hornet 4 nano-drones for armored vehicle ops

Under the contract, Black Hornet 4 systems will be integrated with the Piranha vehicle’s digital infrastructure to share live video, target data, coordinates, and situational awareness across onboard displays. The integration will be carried out using harmonized military standards through the vehicle’s Integrated Combat Solution supplied by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. Operators will be able to connect the Black Hornet control tablet to the ve…

Teledyne FLIR Defense to Deliver Black Hornet 4 Nano-Drones for Switzerland

Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced that it has received a $17.5 million contract from armasuisse, the Swiss Federal Office of Defence Procurement, to deliver a large number of Black Hornet® 4 Personal Reconnaissance Systems, one of the world’s most advanced and widely deployed nano-drones. Black Hornet 4 was selected as an airborne dismountable Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (IS