AV’s Switchblade 600 Selected for Tranche 1 of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Replicator Initiative
07 Maio 2024 - 10:10AM
Business Wire
AeroVironment’s (AV) Switchblade 600 loitering munition system
has been selected for Tranche 1 of the first iteration of the U.S.
Department of Defense’s (DoD) Replicator initiative. AV’s
Switchblade 600 is a man-portable, extended-range loitering
munition system equipped with an anti-armor warhead for engaging
larger, hardened targets at greater distances. The first iteration
of the Replicator initiative aims to accelerate all-domain,
attritable autonomous systems to warfighters at speed and
scale.
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AV’s Switchblade 600 is capable of
providing attritable autonomy at scale (Photo: AeroVironment)
The first iteration of the Replicator initiative will field
thousands of autonomous systems across multiple domains within the
next 18-24 months, as part of the Pentagon's strategy to counter
peer adversaries’ rapid military buildup. The initiative will
prioritize the fielding of attritable capabilities — affordable
uncrewed platforms that allow commanders to tolerate a higher
degree of risk in employing these “force multiplying” systems.
“Switchblade 600 is a battle-proven system in full-rate
production that can support the DoD’s desire to field thousands of
autonomous systems across multiple warfighting domains,” said AV’s
SVP of Loitering Munition Systems, Brett Hush.
Equipped with advanced sensors and precision flight control,
Switchblade 600 is capable of quick and easy deployment via tube
launch and can fly, track and engage non-line of sight targets.
Switchblade 600’s patented wave-off and recommit capability allows
operators to abort the mission and re-engage as the mission
requires.
“Our uncrewed systems, autonomy technology and computer vision
software can help achieve multidomain operations in a heavily
contested battlespace, at very low costs and high levels of
resiliency,” continued Hush. “We have not only invested in the
maturation of such disruptive technologies but also the production
capability and capacity to produce large volumes at the level of
reliability that the U.S. DoD expects.”
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AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) is a global leader in intelligent
multi-domain robotic systems, uncrewed aircraft and ground systems,
sensors, software analytics and connectivity. Headquartered in
Arlington, Virginia, AeroVironment delivers actionable intelligence
so our customers can proceed with certainty. For more information,
visit www.avinc.com.
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