La empresa Aerovironment, ha presentado la última versión de su exitosa “Loitering munition”(LM), la Switchblade 300 block 20. Los sistemas Switchblade mod. 300 y 600, portátiles, muy livianos y especialmente diseñados para las pequeñas fracciones de combate y de exploración avanzada, han ganado prestigio al otorgar extraordinarias capacidades ISR y letales en los menores niveles. De lanzamiento desde un pequeño tubo “tipo mortero”, Switchblade 300 requiere solo dos minutos de preparación, la operación se realiza desde una tablet que garantiza conexión permanente con la LM, e incluso la capacidad de “desconectar” la misión o reconfigurar la misma en vuelo. Con un tiempo de vuelo de 20 minutos, las LM Switchblade están siendo empleadas por las Fuerzas de Defensa de Ucrania en la guerra contra Rusia, y han tenido una excelente aceptación por las elementos de combate empeñados en primera línea.
AeroVironment unveiled the latest version of its Switchblade 300 rapidly deployable loitering missile system today.
The Switchblade 300 Block 20 builds on Block 10C’s with new operational features and performance and capability improvements.
Switchblade 300 Block 20 is portable, lightweight, and easy to operate, requiring only a single operator. The new tablet-based Fire Control System allows operators to easily train, plan, and execute missions. Operation of the system is further simplified by offering an integrated control directly onto the launcher tube.
Weighing under five pounds, this lightweight, precision-guided lethal missile can be deployed in less than two minutes via tube-launch from land, sea, or mobile platforms, providing greater mission flexibility.
The Switchblade 300 Block 20 features a longer endurance, improved Digital Data Link (DDL) range, new EO/IR panning camera suite, and left-hand commit with continuous positive identification (PID). Like its predecessor, Switchblade 300 Block 20 maintains its patented wave-off capability, enabling the operator to recommit against moving targets.
The Switchblade 300 Block 20 provides small expeditionary units with stand-alone precision and lethal effects with minimal collateral effects. Delivering 20-plus minutes of tactical reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition, the Switchblade 300 Block 20 provides real-time video for use against beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) targets.
Cursor-on-Target GPS coordinates provide situational awareness, information collection, targeting and feature/object recognition, that together will deliver the actionable intelligence and precision firepower needed to achieve mission success across multiple domains.
Fuente: https://www.defensemirror.com
