the united states finally decided to send aid  to ukraine to withstand attacks from russia  

unmitigated hundreds of missiles and a fortune  worth 800 million dollars that washington gave  

to keith an additional security assistance to  continue to help ukraine fend off russia's assault  

an additional 800 million dollars in assistance  that brings the total of new u.s security systems  

to ukraine to 1 billion just this week these are  the large these are direct transfers of equipment  

from our department of defense to  the ukrainian military the weapon  

package consists of nearly 10 000 anti-armor  weapons 800 anti-aircraft stinger systems and  

thousands of weapons the list also appears  as a hundred tactical unmanned aerial systems  

a u.s military has revealed the 100 uavs delivered  to ukraine are small suicide drones dubbed this  

switchblade it includes 800 anti-aircraft systems  to make sure the ukrainian military can continue  

to continue to stop the planes and helicopters  that have been attacking their people what exactly  

do we know about this flying weapon and what  difference can it make in the war in ukraine  

and with that on this video us military  news channel will discuss switchblade drone  

watch this video until the  end and give your opinion

switchblade is a tiny high-precision  strike tactical missile system  

developed by aerovironment for the united states  army and united states marine corps it is designed  

to engage stationary and moving targets in hostile  environments while reducing collateral damage this  

drone has a small size but the warhead carried  can build a giant explosion when it happens  

dense air support such as bombs dropped by planes  or large drones is time consuming costly and can  

cause unnecessary collateral damage if the target  is in urban areas if troops are operating out of  

range of artillery support they can use guided  missiles such as the fgm-148 javelin still these  

weapons are costly and unsuitable for destroying  some targets if hidden behind a building wall

although the us military has utilized unmanned  aircraft such as the raven and puma to conduct  

surveillance and pose a threat to the military  they cannot attack targets swiftly the fact is  

that they fly without any weapons switchblade's  arrival has changed everything these kamikaze  

drones can be used for surveillance and as  deadly weapons to fight against the enemy  

the switchblade drone is equipped with  intelligence reconnaissance or isr capabilities  

and surveillance to engage beyond line of sight  or blos targets the switchblade has become a  

popular weapon among the military although the  us army considers it was circulating ammo these  

drones have proven incredibly effective their  rapid deployment and great precision make them  

extremely useful for soldiers who had to wait for  air support another advantage of the switchblade  

is disabling the warhead even before the final  hit while the mission is still in progress  

when civilians were mistaken for hostiles  it saved their lives on many occasions  

there are two versions of this suicide drone  the switchblade 300 and the switchblade 600.  

according to manufacturer aerovironment  this switchblade 300 can fly for 15 minutes  

and 10 kilometers before striking  its target the kamikaze drone uses  

real-time gps coordinates and video for quote  precise targeting with low collateral effects

it's launched from a tube and its small size  allows it to take off from a variety of air  

c and ground platforms the whole kit including  the payload launcher and transport bag weighs  

just two and a half kilograms these weapons were  first used in afghanistan by the u.s special ops  

still they were quickly adopted by the u.s army  and u.s marine corps having been appreciated  

for the ease of use and combat effectiveness of  these weapons their ability to detect and destroy  

ambushes or enemy vehicles the switchblade  300 was conceived as a disposable unmanned  

aerial vehicle or uav that is to assist  the infantry in the fight against the enemy  

the switchblade measures 610 millimeters in length  and weighs only two and a half kilograms including  

the case and launcher this switchblade drone can  reach speeds of 157 kilometers per hour this makes  

it a reasonably fast uav when the switchblade  is already in the air it is put into the tube  

and its wings are already unfolded it may be  operated from up to 10 kilometers from the target  

however because of its small size this  uav can only fly for 10 minutes at a time  

so it's less able to spy but it's more  effective in taking out specific ground targets  

this drone has an explosive power  equivalent to a 40 millimeter grenade  

effectively destroying light armored vehicles and  enemy personnel it is a valuable weapon in combat  

against armored vehicles infantry fighting  vehicles and armored personnel carriers  

the warhead is designed explicitly  for controlled firepower  

not only an impact explosion is possible  but also a detonation at a certain height  

most importantly all parameters can be changed in  flight the operator can change the target and the  

direction of impact on the goat since there is  almost no salvation from enemies from such a uav  

the taliban had repeatedly felt this and now  russian orcs are also facing imminent death  

switchblade can not only take out terrestrial  targets but it can also take out enemy drones  

with ease this small killer can ram an enemy  uav because of this the drone is referred to as  

a kamikaze because an electric motor powers  this uav its quiet flying and compact size  

make it extremely difficult for the opponent to  identify or intercept the switchblade employs  

daytime and infrared cameras and a assisted target  tracker for tracking stationary and moving targets  

small unmanned aerial systems or suas from  aerovironments switchblade sensor to shooter the  

s2s combine their strong isr capabilities with the  precision guidance capabilities of the switchblade  

missile system inter-machine communication enables  target coordinates to be transferred from an suas  

to a switchblade in milliseconds reducing the  operator's contact time and cognitive load video  

surveillance from s2s allows switchblade operators  to see the work area from a central location  

while simultaneously viewing the sus isr  and the switchblade 300 on the same screen  

switchblade is an excellent weapon for urban  warfare since it may be flown into a window  

or soar over intervening buildings and strike a  russian patrol on the other side of the street  

the switchblade 300 is light enough for dismounted  troops and civilian fighters to get within a  

few kilometers of a russian supply convoy's  path a switchblade is small enough that the  

convoy probably won't notice it coming further  humiliating and already devastated russian army

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