Facebook wants the internet to be available to everyone in the world. It has also created a miniature helicopter drone as part of its mission.

The truth is, the more people who have access to the internet, the more people who will join up for Facebook.

Facebook, understandably, wants to pipe internet to every corner of the globe. So far, it has come up with a proposal for an internet-beaming drone, and its most recent drone resembles a small helicopter.

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It was unveiled during Facebook’s F8 developer conference in San Jose, California. It’s called the Tether-tenna, and it’s designed to help people in crisis scenarios as well as supply the internet.

It’s connected to a fiber optic cable that links to a land-line internet connection, and it sends the internet out over radio waves to individuals who need it during a disaster.

The Tether-tenna is currently in the research stage. However, it’s clear that Facebook is utilizing it as a signal booster, similar to a Wi-Fi range extender, but instead of home internet, it will beam it to individuals in underdeveloped countries who need it.

Facebook said via a blog post that it may enable a “local community can stay connected while the in-ground connectivity is under repair.”

So, if the internet is knocked down by an earthquake, tsunami, or landslide anywhere around the world, these helicopters might be dispatched to save the day.

According to Facebook, although it has not yet been used in an emergency.

Facebook noted that the firm still has a lot of obstacles to overcome, including the ability to withstand extremely high winds and prevent things like lightning. Nonetheless, Tether-deployment tenna’s could be “just a few years away.”

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