“Switchblade 300 continues to be a critical weapon in the armed forces of Ukraine’s unmanned systems arsenal,” said Brett Hush, AeroVironment’s vice president and product line general manager for Tactical Missile Systems. Army contract includes foreign military sales of Switchblade 300 for the first time to France and another allied nation, expanding Switchblade’s footprint internationally. government for use by Ukraine and additional nations after the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022. Ideal for use against beyond-line-of-sight targets, Switchblade systems were approved by the U.S. Army for more than a decade and are currently providing real-time ISR and precision strike support on battlefields in Ukraine. (Photo: AeroVironment, Inc.)ĪeroVironment’s combat-proven Switchblade 300 loitering missile systems have been deployed by the U.S.
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View the full release here: Ĭombat-proven Switchblade, with patented wave-off and recommit capability, provides operators with increased lethality, reach and precision strike capabilities with minimal collateral effects. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, and the systems are scheduled to be delivered by July 2024. This most recent firm-fixed-price contract increases the total funded amount of Switchblade systems under the original U.S. Army Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) project office for the procurement of Switchblade ® 300 loitering missile systems. (NASDAQ: AVAV) received additional funding of $64,565,126 on March 24 from the U.S.
Army for Switchblade 300 Loitering Missile SystemsĬontract includes first-time Switchblade system foreign military sales to two allied nationsĪeroVironment, Inc. Army, joint and coalition warfighters that provide a decisive advantage in Joint All-Domain Operations (JADO).AeroVironment Awarded $64.6 Million Contract by U.S. The TAGM Project Office, Krull explained, “has a mission to develop, field and sustain versatile air and ground-launched weapon systems for the U.S. Since 2017, Northrop Grumman and AeroVironment have worked together in several areas, including TAGM (Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions).
Krull agreed: “When these programs come about, it speeds up development and getting a final product to the warfighter.” “They have an expertise in how we make very capable warheads to fit certain applications,” Schwanke said about the company’s Armament Systems division out of Plymouth, Minnesota. Jackal Avionics and Mission Command draws on Northrop Grumman’s experience with precision guidance munitions and warhead development. Jackal will be able to leverage low-level flight parameters with the ability to fly waypoints, and will be networkable for collaborative engagements. Range is put at 100 kilometers, with plans to extend to 185 kilometers when scaled to carry more fuel. The system will carry a 10-pound payload, whether ISR, EW or weaponry, and will have day-night and harsh-weather capability. “Jackal can be fitted with a warhead that is specifically designed to defeat different target sets,” Krull explained.
It’s projected to sprint at up to 400 kilometers per hour to either identify or directly engage a target. Jackal is being matured in AeroVironment’s Switchblade 600 for immediate development purposes. “We’re just starting the design phase.” But she and communications manager Jarrod Krull outlined the potential for this tube-launched turbojet to fill a gap between propeller-driven loitering munitions and the need for more range and speed. “We’re very early on,” Northrop Grumman business development manager Stacy Schwanke explained about the Jackal. military based on its combination of avionics, speed, modularity and multiplatform capability. Making its debut, Northrop Grumman’s half-scale, torpedo-shaped Jackal represented both a corporate partnership and interest from several branches of the U.S. AeroVironment’s Switchblade 600L represented the system that’s gained a high profile per being dispatched to Ukraine. Two loitering munitions sat side by side this May at the recent Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in Tampa, Florida. Northrop Grumman’s Jackal concept munition satisfies a need for speed, and more.
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