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Army

AeroVironment Receives $75 Million From Army For Swtichblade Loitering Munitions

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, May 14th, 2020

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AeroVironment Receives $75 Million From Army For Swtichblade Loitering Munitions

Switchblade tube-launched tactical missile. Image: AeroVironment

The Army has awarded AeroVironment a $75 million deal to continue delivering its Switchblade backpack-able loitering munitions, with deliveries to start this September. The deal, officially awarded on April 30, covers Switchblade explosive drones for both the Army and Marine Corps, and includes two one-year option periods to extend the contract out to 2023. “For nearly a decade, AeroVironment’s Switchblade has delivered unmatched force protection and precision strike capabilities at the battlefield edge to the U.S. Army,” Brett Hush, the…

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