Australian Army to receive US Switchblade 300 kamikaze drones into service

The Australian government will purchase American AeroVironment attack drones for its army.

Here's What We Know

Information appeared on the website of the Ministry of Defence. We are talking about kamikaze drones Switchblade 300. The first batch of UAVs will arrive in the country later this year. Unfortunately, other details of the contract the Australian Ministry of Defence does not disclose. By the way, it is likely that the Australian army will receive an updated version of the Switchblade 300 with a new fire control system, weighing less than 2.3kg and with a flight time of more than 20 minutes.

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The Switchblade 300 is a man-portable kamikaze drone developed by AeroVironment. The UAV is designed for pinpointing small targets. It is launched from a tubular container and is equipped with a targeting camera. The Switchblade 300 is lightweight, highly accurate and capable of destroying targets with minimal collateral damage.

Source: Australian Government Defence