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The U.S. Army’s Drone Nightmare Is Coming True

Ukraine’s war made drones the centerpiece of modern combat, shifting battlefields toward WWI-style positional fights as cheap ...
American defense contractor AeroVironment announced the launch of the Switchblade 300 Block 20, Switchblade 400, and Switchblade 600 Block 2.
Since then various Western companies have sought to showcase their drones on what has become the world’s best testing ground.
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 ...
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 ...
Soldiers pilot the Switchblade 600 munition during a live-fire exercise on Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 15. (Spc. Julian A. Winston/U.S. Army) Soldiers with the Army’s 1st Cavalry Division recently tested ...
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 ...