'Critical' Tank-Killer Switchblades Will Boost Ukraine's Drone Stocks

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The Switchblade 600 is 'tremendously important to the defense of Ukraine,' said AeroVironment VP of global business development and marketing Charlie Dean.

Ukraine is set to receive further deliveries of the Switchblade 600 suicide drone, according to its manufacturer, in a move that could boost Kyiv's ability to take out Russian assets far behind the heavily fortified front lines.

'The operator can choose to fly away from the immediate target that perhaps they were after initially, because they found the target of higher value.'It's very unique compared to artillery.'Videos shared online as far back as May 2022 show Ukrainian troops using Switchblade suicide drones to target Russian forces.

 

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