Pictures show soldiers using the Black Hornet Nano Unmanned Air Vehicle on the frontline. It measures around 4 inches by 1 inch and provides troops on the ground with vital situational awareness.

Sergeant Scott Weaver, of The Queens Royal Lancers, launches a Black Hornet, Nano UAV from a compound in Afghanistan during Operation QALB.

Op QALB is a joint ISAF and ANSF operation, its aim is find enemy caches and disturb Insurgent supply chains.