AeroVironment Switchblade
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The AeroVironment Switchblade is a family of man-portable loitering munitions designed by AeroVironment and used by several branches of the United States military and also exported to other countries.
Switchblade 300 launched by a US Marine
Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO)
Switchblade 300 in flight
Launch unit for the Switchblade 300. Compressed air is used to expel the drone from the tube.
AeroVironment
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AeroVironment, Inc., also known as AV, is an American defense technology company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia that designs and manufactures autonomous systems, counter-UAS systems, and space s
AeroVironment Switchblade
…The AeroVironment Switchblade is a family of man-portable loitering munitions designed by AeroVironment and used by several branches of the United States military and also exported to other countries. Small enough to fit in a backpack, the Switchblade…
AeroVironment founder and former Chairman Paul MacCready shows a cross section of the AeroVironment/NASA Helios Prototype wing spar.
Gossamer Condor at NASM
Pathfinder Plus (left) and Helios Prototype (right) on the Dryden ramp
Pathfinder Plus in flight over Hawaii, June 2002, equipped with Skytower communications equipment