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AeroVironment Demonstrates Drop Of Multiple Shryke Munitions From Small UAS

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AeroVironment Demonstrates Drop Of Multiple Shryke Munitions From Small UAS
VAPOR 55 MX UAS with four Shryke munitions attached at bottom. Photo: AeroVironment

AeroVironment [AVAV] on Tuesday said it conducted the first successful drop of multiple GPS-guided live-fire Shryke munitions from the company’s VAPOR 55 MX unmanned aircraft system (UAS), demonstrating the potential punch of the man-portable system. The December 2023 demonstration was done in collaboration with L3Harris Technologies [LHX] and Corvid Technologies, the two companies that developed the lightweight precision glide munition. The multi-drop consisted of four Shryke munitions, allowing multiple targets to be engaged during one flight. The Shrykes, equipped with…

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