Watch out for mosquitoes!
China has just unveiled a new “mosquito drone” created for covert military operations.
The drone, which is the size and shape of a mosquito, contains cameras, microphones, and electronic signals.
The National University of Defense Technology engineered the new drone and released a video of it in action.
WATCH:
Mosquito recon drone for the PLA.
Our military can leverage China’s advanced consumer electronics sector, to rapidly prototype and test new ideas efficiently.
When a solution to a problem is found, then rapid mass production.
This is the core essence of military-civil fusion.… pic.twitter.com/ZBC5GkeAmh
— Zhao DaShuai 东北进修 (@zhao_dashuai) June 21, 2025
Per The New York Post:
China unveiled a mosquito-sized drone designed for covert military operations and espionage — a development that’s raising alarms over the potential consequence of the tech falling into the wrong hands.
The miniature device, featuring two leaf-like wings, a black vertical body, and three hair-thin legs, was engineered to mimic the blood-sucking insect by scientists at the National University of Defense Technology in China’s Hunan province.
“Here in my hand is a mosquito-like type of robot,” said Liang Hexiang, an NUDT student who was holding the tiny drone between his fingers in a video shared by state media last weekend.
“Miniature bionic robots like this one are especially suited to information reconnaissance and special missions on the battlefield.”
The nano-winged drone is equipped with ultra -miniature cameras and microphones to capture images, sounds, and electronic signals — with its tiny size rendering it nearly invisible to the naked eye and capable of flying past conventional radar system undetected.
Straight Arrows News broke it down:
In the last several years, China has been fixated on mosquitoes.
The Gateway Pundit previously reported that China was looking into ways to distribute vaccines through mosquitoes.
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