# Spybot Deployment The gMAV ‘Flying Beer Keg' Heads to Iraq By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-11-28 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spybot-deployment-futuristic-flying-beer-keg-heads-to-iraq References: [blog.wired](http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/11/national-guard.html) The “flying beer keg,” or as it’s officially known, the Honeywell gas-powered Micro Air Vehicle, is operational and troops have been trained well enough that the spybot will be sent to Iraq to “hover and stare” at war zone hot spots. The recon kegger uses fans to float around the sky almost silently and send back video. The gMAV is the first of many drones that are being developed to fight the futuristic wars. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.9/10 - Popularity: 47% | Activity: 31% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/robots) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Spybot Deployment:** The deployment of spybots in war zones, such as the Honeywell gas-powered Micro Air Vehicle (gMAV), presents disruptive innovation opportunities in reconnaissance and surveillance technology for military applications. - **Flying Beer Keg:** The use of fan-powered drones, like the gMAV, for hovering and surveillance purposes introduces disruptive innovation opportunities in aerial monitoring and intelligence gathering. - **Future Drone Wars:** The development of advanced drones, such as the gMAV, signifies disruptive innovation opportunities in autonomous warfare technology and tactics. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology:** The deployment of spybots like the gMAV in war zones prompts disruptive innovation opportunities for the development of more advanced and efficient reconnaissance and surveillance systems. - **Aerial Monitoring and Intelligence Gathering:** The use of fan-powered drones, such as the gMAV, in surveillance operations offers disruptive innovation opportunities for enhancing aerial monitoring capabilities and intelligence gathering processes. - **Autonomous Warfare Technology:** The advancement of drones like the gMAV opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in autonomous warfare technology, paving the way for more efficient and precise military operations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Multidirectional Miniature Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multidirectional-miniature-robots.md) - [Autonomous Cargo Gliders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cargo-glider.md) - [Rugged Unmanned Ground Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unmanned-ground-vehicle.md) - [Miniature Flying Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-robot.md) - [Beer Brew-Accelerating Bots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miniature-robots.md) - [Maritime Patrol Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sonobuoy-dispensing-system.md) - [Beverage Dispensing Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ottobot-brew.md) - [Rugged Throwable Ground Drones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teledyne-flir-firstlook.md) - [Air-Ground Amphibious Quadruped Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airground-amphibious-quadruped-robots.md)