Ex-Google CEO is key to Ukraine's most formidable drone weapon to date - $5000 Hornet can carry 5Kg of explosives on a 200Km, one-way trip

The Hornet, a $5000 unmanned aircraft, carries 5kg of explosives across 200 km in a one-way configuration. Ukrainian forces now possess a weapon that makes deep strikes affordable enough to deploy in large swarms. The Hornet's economics fundamentally change what a 'formidable' drone means on a modern battlefield. Eric Schmidt, a former Google chief executive, launched Project Eagle, which became Perennial, to build a drone that costs less than a used car yet travels farther than most missiles.