<p>The Army first purchased 160 Black Hornet 1 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in 2011
as part of a £20 million contract with FLIR UAS (formerly Prox Dynamics). The systems
were used on operations in Afghanistan, but that capability has since been phased
out. In 2019 the Army purchased 90 of the upgraded Black Hornet 3 UAS at a contract
value of £1.7 million. There is no intention to deploy the capability on operations
at this time.</p>