Special Operations Forces Central Command, the U.S. military's top special operations command in the Middle East, also helped coordinate this test. The Switchblade 300 has been in active use by ...

Switchblade drones offer attack and reconnaissance capabilities in a compact, portable vehicle. The US military has invested millions in the drones for precise air support with reduced collateral.

Shortly after being attacked by a kamikaze drone—or “loitering munition” in industry-speak—Russian forces in Ukraine recorded themselves picking over the wreckage of the killer robot. That footage ...

GA-ASI and AeroVironment demonstrate first-ever air launch of Switchblade 600 from MQ-9A, advancing drone mothership concepts for smaller UAS. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and ...

A tank-destroying drone known for helping Ukraine push back on Russian advances is getting a major infusion of support — as part of an accelerated Pentagon effort to prepare for a possible conflict ...

The Defense Department is negotiating with AeroVironment Inc. to buy 10 of a new armor-piercing model of its Switchblade dive-bombing drone. “The department is actively working to establish a contract ...

It's been more than 20 years now since the American military started flying something called the MQ-9A Reaper drone. Over 300 of them are currently operating the skies of the world, conducting ...

Lance Cpl. Isiah Enriquez, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, launches a Switchblade Drone during a training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 7, 2021. (Pfc.