Switchblade - Miniature Killer Drone

Defense Update, Lance & Shield Ltd. ^ | 10/18/2011 | staff

[gandalftb]

Switchblade is a Non Line of Sight (NLOS) munition enabling engagement of time-sensitive fleeting, high value targets with an armed, tactical miniature aerial system (MAV), operated with 'man-in-the-loop' control for identification, targeting, and attack.

Allowing engagement of stationary or maneuvering targets ensuring high kill probability.

To perform what special operations snipers are doing today - but offer operators more opportunities to strike, perform more complex missions at longer range and ensure maximum safety for the shooter.

AeroVironment describes the Switchblade as the warfighter's “magic bullet”. It can rapidly provide a powerful, but expendable miniature flying Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) package on a Beyond Line-of-Sight (BLOS) target within minutes.

This miniature, remotely-piloted or autonomous platform can either glide or propel itself via quiet electric propulsion, providing real-time GPS coordinates and video for information gathering, targeting, or feature/object recognition. The vehicle’s small size and quiet motor make it difficult to detect, recognize, and track even at very close range.

The Switchblade's payload and launcher, weighing less than six pounds total, can be carried in a backpack by a single soldier.

[gandalftb]

6 pounds, very portable, can launch within minutes, quiet, lethal, gives downrange a whole new look.

[allmost]

Skrew da terminator. You ahh terminated.

[org.whodat]

How many million did the army spend on the great new military gear that did not work. Another dumb ideal.

[allmost]

Precision guided weapons, air superiority, If either of the previous two fail we are ******. This is the fall back?

[An American!]

let’s hope that it is only used against foreign enemies or
invaders! This puts a lot of remote control lethal power. A
lot of the fighting in future wars will be fought remotely
from joysticks, mice and keyboards.

or maybe we can use this technology for those soccer moms who want unique shots
http://www.draganfly.com/

[allmost]

You looked at that motorcade the wrong way. Spread em for the USA’s SS.

[AlmaKing]

So, in summary, the NLOS MAV ISR kills a BLOS target using GPS.

[MSF BU]

This will be next:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpNkVKzRlIs

[tet68]

Anyone remember the hunter killer drone that tried to
kill Paul in Dune?

[Nonsense Unlimited]

- So, in summary, the NLOS MAV ISR kills a BLOS target using GPS.

TL;DR but IIRC, yes.

[BerryDingle]

Switchblade use.

[dagogo redux]

Does it have a switch to operate in both WOT and Anti-Patriot modes?

[dagogo redux]

“How many million did the army spend on the great new military gear that did not work. Another dumb ideal.”
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Yeah, but this sort of overwhelming technological edge has allowed us to achieve total victory in Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War I, Somalia, Iraq (Gulf War II), Afghanistan, Libya . . . oh, wait . . .

[org.whodat]

The army said for years the M1 tank was invincible, then some little rag-head shot one in the ass with an rpg, and killed it. Sort of makes you wonder about the army tests.

[An American!]

excellent video...thank you