Recently, the Joe Biden administration announced a new $775 million US military aid package to Ukraine, but the US does not plan to limit itself to this.. One of the subsequent deliveries of weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine may include Switchblade 600 kamikaze drones, which are capable of hovering over the target for a long time. This is reported by Defense News, citing Pentagon spokeswoman Jessica Maxwell..

According to the source, the US Defense Department is discussing a contract for the development and manufacture of ten Switchblade 600 drones with AeroVironment.. It is expected to be concluded within the next month.. When exactly Ukraine will receive loitering ammunition is still unknown.

“I think that kamikaze drones will make up a significant portion of future deliveries because they don’t require special infrastructure, in particular, they don’t need a runway.. Switchblade could play an important role in the Ukrainian counteroffensive on Kherson and Crimea, as it could be launched outside the range of Russian air defense systems and damage Russian infrastructure,” said Samuel Bendett, an expert from the Center for Naval Analysis and the Center for a New American Security.

The Switchblade 600 can reportedly fly over 40 km and hover over a target for 40 minutes before being hit by an anti-tank warhead.. The drone operator uses a touch-screen tablet fire control system with the ability to manually pilot a barrage missile..

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Earlier it was reported that the United States may transfer M982 Excalibur guided missiles for M777 howitzers to Ukraine.

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