By Eliza Popova
They were unable to identify the UAV model, but Ukrainian analysts recognized the switchblade 600 in a number of details: the shape of the wings, the appearance of the body and the design of the screw. The injury shows that the drone flew to the target and blew the combat part. Switchblade 600 is a tactical drone from the US company Aerovironment, which works on the principle of dying ammunition.
It is equipped with a 15 kg warhead, which is comparable to the Javelin rocket, and therefore can affect the heavy equipment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The drone runs from a special tube, then straightens the wings and runs the engine in the back of the body. The UAV flight duration is about 40 minutes, during which time it can overcome 40 km and circle for another 20 minutes over the selected area in search of a target.
Switchblade 600 defines goals with high quality cameras and transmits a video to the operator who gives the command to attack. The maximum defeat range is 90 km. Back in October 2022, the Minister of Defense Alexei Reznikov reported that the US had promised to send the Switchblade 600 party to Ukraine. With their help, the Ukrainian authorities wanted to deprive Russia of Russia, which received about 2400 drones-Kamikadze from Iran.
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