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Hundreds Of Switchblades Delivered So Far In First Replicator Tranche, DIU Official Says

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, August 28th, 2025

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Hundreds Of Switchblades Delivered So Far In First Replicator Tranche, DIU Official Says

AeroVironment's Switchblade 600 loitering munition. Photo: AeroVironment

The contractor supplying Switchblade loitering munitions to the Defense Department under the first phase of the Replicator initiative has delivered “hundreds” of systems to a customer who has fielded them, a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) official said on Thursday. Deliveries of the AeroVironment [AVAV]-built Switchblade drone munitions have demonstrated the success of Replicator 1, Sarah Pearson, director of commercial engagement for DIU, said during a panel discussion at the NDIA Emerging Technologies conference. Pearson declined to disclose the customer but…

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