AeroVironment recently secured a U.S. Army prototype agreement for its Switchblade 400 loitering munition under the LASSO program and, in separate tests, validated its LOCUST high‑energy laser as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Switchblade drones offer attack and reconnaissance capabilities in a compact, portable vehicle. The US military has invested ...

GA-ASI and AeroVironment demonstrate first-ever air launch of Switchblade 600 from MQ-9A, advancing drone mothership concepts for smaller UAS. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and ...

The U.S. Army has awarded AeroVironment a prototype agreement to develop and test the new Switchblade 400 loitering munition under its LASSO program, aimed at enhancing portable precision strike ...

The MAYHEM 10 drone, a part of the Switchblade family, will serve as a multifunctional launch system, capable of deploying from various platforms.

The contractor supplying Switchblade loitering munitions to the Defense Department under the first phase of the Replicator initiative has delivered “hundreds” of systems to a customer who has fielded ...

AVAV, received a key U.S. Army prototype agreement for its Switchblade 400 loitering munition as part of the LASSO program. The company also introduced Halo_Shield, a modular, scalable counter-UAS ...

An American MQ-9 Reaper drone recently fired a Switchblade loitering munition at a testing target, marking the first time a US drone had deployed another drone for combat. Drone technology is ...

Switchblade drones, a loitering munition used for attack and reconnaissance, weigh under 10 pounds and can fit in a soldier's backpack. Though small in size, the miniature munition packs a punch. For ...