The Biden administration is supplying Ukraine with the U.S.-made Switchblades drones, a loitering munition system that can accurately target Russian tanks and artillery positions from miles away.
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There are two variants of the Switchblade drone (also known as a kamikaze or suicide drone) – Switchblade 300 and Switchblade 600 – produced by AeroVironment, an American defense contractor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
The Switchblade loitering munition system enables its operator to engage beyond-line-of-sight targets across land, maritime and air-launched scenarios.
The Switchblade 300 weighs 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg), including the warhead; has a range of 10 km and an endurance of 15 minutes. The company says that the entire system can be set up in less than two minutes.