Special Operations Forces Central Command, the U.S. military's top special operations command in the Middle East, also helped coordinate this test. The Switchblade 300 has been in active use by ...

Switchblade drones offer attack and reconnaissance capabilities in a compact, portable vehicle. The US military has invested millions in the drones for precise air support with reduced collateral.

In recent years, AeroVironment's Switchblade loitering munition has become a critical weapon in Ukraine and played a growing role in multiple nations' arsenals. Now, AeroVironment is preparing to ...

New footage appears to show a Switchblade drone targeting a Russian-made mobile medium-range air defense system in eastern Ukraine, in what may be a rare glimpse of the American-made loitering ...

Summary and Key Points: Switchblade drones, developed by AeroVironment, are revolutionizing modern warfare by offering precise, loitering strike capabilities. Widely used in Ukraine against Russian ...

Unmanned aerial vehicles, otherwise known simply as UAVs, like the MQ-9 Reaper, have gradually become the military's 21st-century platform for reconnaissance and combat, minimizing the risk for human ...

China has tested a new type of loitering munition that appears to be a carbon copy of the U.S.-made Switchblade 300, which has seen wide use in the Russia-Ukraine war. Footage released by Chinese ...

Introduced in 2011, the Switchblade comes in two variants: the Switchblade 300, and the larger, anti-armor Switchblade 600. Designed by the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, the Switchblade ...

After they had dominated the battlefields since the days of the Second World War, heavily armored tanks became the preferred prey for cheap, light, and deadly drones. These flying machines are now the ...

FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) - American soldiers are always looking for new ways to get the edge on the battlefield. The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team is training on the Switchblade 600 missile drone ...

A Switchblade 600 made by AeroVironment launches from a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone earlier this year in an experimental test flight. (AeroVironment) In recent years, AeroVironment’s Switchblade ...