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Ukrainian Soldier Launches US-made Switchblade Kamikaze Drone
Published 2 years ago
Ukrainian forces posted a video showing the launch of a US-delivered Switchblade 300 loiter munition somewhere in the east of the country.
The Switchblade 300 doesn't have any significant anti armor capabilities and are intended to target soft skinned vehicles and infantry troops in the open. Loiter munitions, also called suicide drones and kamikaze drones are unmanned, sensor-rich aerial munitions that can be used in an autonomous manner in which it flies near a target location until it detects preprogrammed target signatures such as enemy radar sites or communications transmissions. It then dives directly onto the target, detonating its payload on impact. The Kamikaze Drone may also be remotely controlled by a human pilot from a relatively safe location to destroy various targets of opportunity.
