The French Army has recently integrated Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) into their Special Operations forces. Loki and Sigyn, manufactured by Belgian company Sky Hero, have joined French Spec Ops teams. These small drones provide an advantage for building reconnaissance and thus limit human casualties.
On Tuesday, March 11, 2024, the French army’s Instagram account released a video to present the use of Sigyn and Loki drones in French Spec ops. These drones offer real-time data and imagery, allowing for better decision-making and reduced risks to human life.
The integration of UAVs into French Special Operations underscores France’s commitment to maintaining a technologically advanced and strategically versatile military force. It also highlights the growing reliance on unmanned systems in modern warfare, offering a glimpse into the future of combat operations where technology and human expertise combine to achieve objectives with increased efficiency and minimal casualties.
The Loki Mk2 UAV is designed specifically to address the challenges posed by dense urban environments, confined spaces, and underground passages, providing immediate capabilities to detect, reduce, and clear threats. The introduction of a new autopilot system in the Loki Mk2 facilitates ease of control without necessitating prior training, offering operators the ability to maintain precise positions even in GPS-denied and low-light conditions. The Loki Mk2 enhances the command post’s capabilities in analyzing, exploiting, and disseminating video intelligence. Equipped with a high-performance camera that excels under a variety of lighting conditions even under night, it enables the tracking and anticipation of target movements, offering zero latency and eliminating the risk of frozen images for swift situational awareness and decision-making. The inclusion of AES256 encryption for video signals and flight commands guarantees protection against cyberwarfare