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US President Joe Biden is ramping up efforts to help Ukraine fight back amid Russia’s invasion, announcing a new and extensive package on Wednesday, US time, that he said would “provide unprecedented assistance” to the country. The increase in military aid includes a delivery of 100 Switchblade drones, small and precise weapons packed with explosives that are able to strike targets in “kamikaze” fashion, according to a US official.
The Switchblade 600, by comparison, weighs about 50 pounds, flies up to 40 minutes and is known as a “loitering missile” that can target armoured vehicles. It is not yet clear which version the US will be sending Ukraine.A: “The tube is set up like a little mortar on the ground,” Steve Gitlin, who served as AeroVironment’s Chief Marketing Officer, said during a 2020 interview in which he described the product. “Using the ground control system, the operator launches it. It exits the tube.
Gitlin said that the Switchblade was also able to follow the target, changing direction if necessary.
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