AeroVironment's Switchblade is a miniature, high-precision strike tactical missile system known as the kamikaze, or suicide drone.
The one-of-kind unmanned aerial vehicle comes in two variants, the Switchblade 300 and the Switchblade 600. One targets the troops, while the other focuses on armored vehicles.
Still, both feature intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, GPS tracking, target acquisition, and speeds of over 70 miles per hour. Moreover, they can be used aboard ground vehicles, surface ships, submarines, and the old-trusty infantry.
In a telling glimpse of what the future holds for modern warfare, an Army soldier or a Marine can now carry a tube-launched drone and set it up in less than two minutes to destroy an enemy emplacement. Not bad for a device small enough to fit in a backpack…
