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Army

AeroVironment To Deliver Both Switchblade 300s and 600s Under New Army Deal

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, August 28th, 2024

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AeroVironment To Deliver Both Switchblade 300s and 600s Under New Army Deal

Switchblade 600 loitering munition. (Photo: AeroVironment)

AeroVironment [AVAV] will provide both Switchblade 300 and 600 loitering munitions under its new contract from the Army worth up to $990 million, a company spokesperson confirmed to Defense Daily. Following the award announcement on Tuesday, AeroVironment said delivery of the Switchblade attack drones are expected to begin “in months.” “[AeroVironment] is proud to have been selected to provide Switchblade for this critical and urgent Army requirement,” Brett Hush, AeroVironment’s senior vice president and general manager of loitering munition systems,…

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