Ukrainian soldiers have released a video of what is believed to be a US-supplied AeroVironment Switchblade weapon, popularly known as the “suicide drone”.
According to some reports, like a report from MilitarnyiThe footage shows a tube-launched ammunition in a Switchblade 300 configuration.
The 2.5kg drone has a range of about 10 kilometers and its battery provides 10 minutes of flight time, according to a company fact sheet. The Switchblade 300s are ideally equipped to kill lighter vehicles and personnel, which may imply that this particular attack makes more sense for the crew at the top and around the vehicle. increase rather than the armor itself.
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As the company notes, backpackable and quickly deployable from air, sea, or ground platforms, the Switchblade 300 delivers more lethality to the warrior with coordinates Real-time GPS and video for precise targeting with low collateral effect.
As of today, more than 700 Switchblade 300s have been sent to Ukraine by the United States as part of a $800 million aid package launched in March.
