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American Drones Can Now Fire Other Drones

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.
AV highlighted that its Switchblade loitering munition systems are operationally deployed in combat–across multiple theaters by multiple customers. Integrating the Switchblade 600 with the 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 ...
A venerable unmanned aerial system (UAS) now has a potent new arrow in its quiver thanks to testing at U.S. Army Yuma Proving ...
Most American soldiers lack the know-how for fighting with unmanned systems, and while the US has excelled at building large, ...
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 ...
Release of Smaller Loitering Munition Further Validates Large UAS as Motherships SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA / ACCESS Newswire / September 10, 2025 / General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and ...
AeroVironment and Taiwan’s NCSIST partner to build drone sustainment and expand defense capabilities, supporting Taiwan’s UAS ecosystem.
Kratos and Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology have unveiled the Mighty Hornet 4 attack unmanned ...