Switchblade drone being sent from USA to Ukraine very useful...

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    Switchblade drone being sent from USA to Ukraine very useful when you do not have control of the air
    They are electrically powered and quiet. They are guided by a camera transmitted to a tablet computer device. The drones can loiter and allow the operator to find a target and lock onto it.

    The Switchblade 300 is tiny and carries a warhead about the size of a grenade that can take out a vehicle or a gun emplacement. It can fly for about 10 minutes and cover 20 miles. It’s like a grenade that you can throw 20 miles. It costs $6,000.

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    The Switchblade 600 is bigger, heavier, but still “lugable” by one man. It can fly abut 40 miles and has a warhead that can attack a tank or a bunker. It costs about $70,000, so it must be reserved for higher-value targe






 
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