A surveillance vehicle (10) comprising a vessel (11) and a parasail (12).
The vehicle (10) is loaded, in a pre-launch condition, into a mortar tube
for projection therefrom towards an area of interest. In this pre-launch
condition, the vessel (11) resembles a conventional mortar round and the
parasail (12) is stowed within the vessel (11). Upon arrival at the area
of interest, the parasail (12) is deployed from the vessel (11) and
instrumentation collects survey data.