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'''ARGUS Drones''' are small, disc-like, one meter wide aerial Drones equipped with [[ARGUS]] detection systems, which stay aloft by a single shrouded rotor.<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]] Page 14</ref> They are also equipped targeting computers and one or more [[Lancet Micro-missile]]s.<ref>Halo: Contact Harvest Page 16</ref> Their function was to detect and occaisionally destroy explosives on motorways and in buildings.
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They are likely named after the [[Wikipedia:Argus Panoptes|Argus Panoptes]] of Greek Mythology, a giant with a hundred eyes and servant of Hera. It killed the bull that ravaged [[Wikipedia:Arcadia|Arcadia]], which is also the name of a [[UNSC]] colony world, [[Arcadia]].
'''ARGUS drones''' are small, disc-shaped, one-meter wide unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with [[ARGUS]] detection systems, which stay aloft by a single shrouded rotor.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', Prologue, ''page 14''</ref> They are also equipped with targeting computers and one or more [[Lancet micro-missile]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', Prologue, ''page 16''</ref> Their function was to detect and, if possible, destroy explosives on motorways and in buildings. ARGUS drones are not infallible despite their widespread use, having wrongly identified explosives on an innocent [[civilian]] on at least one occasion.
 
==Trivia==
[[Wikipedia:Argus Panoptes|Argus]] is a giant in Greek mythology who is said to have 100 eyes.
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 13:46, March 19, 2022

ARGUS drone
Production information

Manufacturer:

UNSC

Technical specifications

Width:

1 meter (3.3 ft)[1]

Armament:

Lancet micro-missiles

Usage

Role(s):

  • Bomb detection
  • Destruction of small targets

Affiliation:

United Nations Space Command

 

ARGUS drones are small, disc-shaped, one-meter wide unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with ARGUS detection systems, which stay aloft by a single shrouded rotor.[2] They are also equipped with targeting computers and one or more Lancet micro-missiles.[3] Their function was to detect and, if possible, destroy explosives on motorways and in buildings. ARGUS drones are not infallible despite their widespread use, having wrongly identified explosives on an innocent civilian on at least one occasion.

Trivia[edit]

Argus is a giant in Greek mythology who is said to have 100 eyes.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 251(2010 edition); page 260(2011 edition)
  2. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, Prologue, page 14
  3. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, Prologue, page 16