US Army soldiers have carried out the first live-fire test of the Switchblade 600 drone missile munition at Fort Cavazos.

Unmanned aerial vehicles, otherwise known simply as UAVs, like the MQ-9 Reaper, have gradually become the military's 21st-century platform for reconnaissance and combat, minimizing the risk for human ...

GA-ASI and AeroVironment demonstrate first-ever air launch of Switchblade 600 from MQ-9A, advancing drone mothership concepts for smaller UAS. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and ...

AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain autonomous systems, announced today itsSwitchblade 600 loitering munition system (LMS) has achieved a significant ...

The United States Armed Forces tested this week the Switchblade 600, a “kamikaze” type drone designed to detect, track, and ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and AeroVironment (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) collaborated on the air launch of a Switchblade 600 loitering munition (LM) from a GA-ASI Block 5 MQ-9A ...

It's been more than 20 years now since the American military started flying something called the MQ-9A Reaper drone. Over 300 of them are currently operating the skies of the world, conducting ...

An American MQ-9 Reaper drone recently fired a Switchblade loitering munition at a testing target, marking the first time a US drone had deployed another drone for combat. Drone technology is ...

New footage appears to show a Ukrainian-operated U.S.-made drone destroy a Russian short-range anti-aircraft missile system along the frontlines, more than two and a half years into the grinding war.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / September 10, 2025 / General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and AeroVironment (“AV”) (NASDAQ:AVAV) collaborated on the air launch of a ...

It marked the first time a Switchblade 600 has ever been launched from an unmanned aircraft. “This cooperative effort showcased how combining different unmanned technologies could really provide value ...