The Switchblade drone doesn’t launch missiles, but is itself a missile. NBC News’ Ken Dilanian reports from the Utah desert where he saw a demonstration of the so-called “killer” drone being directed to an empty truck before exploding. The technology can also present new risks for both the U.S. and its adversaries, experts say.
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6000 $ each. Kinda surprised of such a low price. Can’t be compared to your average DJI drone.
That is the power of US industry. In WW2 the US was able to send over 100,000 aircraft into the pacific.
In todays world the US will send in about 500,000 aircraft into a war zone in WW3. If such a major war the price of those drones will come down under $1000.
It is the reason why an apple 1 phone that cost $500 would be a $50 phone today.
This isn’t knew. The US military was using them from at latest 2012 in Afghanistan
deaths of 7 children were not ”New”, know your facts.
@ZMAPP Chan I’m clearly talking about the drones
@ZMAPP Chan wtf are you even talking about
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Chinese has swarm of killer drones released at one time and could identify it targets with a brain 😂👍
wrg,idts
dont look like they do much damage…………. Huh….. Howabout something that does some real damage……….. Just sayin
The model 600 has around 10 times larger explosive charge than the one in the video.
These look easy for an enemy to copy pretty quickly.
It should it costs 6k so it’s surely using easily found drone parts
It’s all in the software…but I’m sure it can be reverse engineered.
Hey, Russia! Say “cheeeeese”! We gonna take some of tour last-moment images on these new nice cameras.
That poor $300 dollar Daihatsu kei truck 😄
That’s killer, do they have a tactical nuke version?
The probably do have mini nuclear missiles that can be launched form a small system but probably not that small.
a steerable mortar round
$6000 for $200 in materials lmao
About to be tested
send 100,000 to Ukraine NOW ; please
i know why i love the USA so much!
JUNK
It didn’t even do any damage to that Nissan truck. It broke the PVC pipe in the back. There is no way this thing could even scratch the paint off of a tank. Waste of money
Maybe something every soldier will carry in the near future. It doesn’t level the playing field, it gives you a huge advantage over the enemy. 🎯
What if the enemy has them too?
@saurabhnow Well, I guess we will have to bring slaughterbots rather than tanks.
@saurabhnow he’s a lil bit slow didn’t think of that one did he
Enjoy some of this Ivan you terrorists.
your life is no worth 6k$
This is like a prototype version of the Hunter Killer drone from Call of Duty. It’s only a matter of time before they can program a swarm.
Swarm AI achieved with drone light show that form shapes in sky. Once they matured this, they simply adjust it for military purpose.
@Rey Palomo Big and slow. Switchblade is small and almost as fast (the Switchblade 300 is 100 kph and 150 kph when diving). Different things for different tasks. But against Russians the Turk’s Baykar is great.
@Ray Lopez big and slow? Reaching up to speeds of 350km/h and can fly in the sky for a whole day of 24hours. You have to keep in mind that our drones dont need to be as fast as the kamikaze drones of the us. We dont impact it and basically throw away millions to a possible attack on the enemy. We also aim and fire to specific targets with a much more greater impact than the cute US drones. And just re-load/use them when landed safely. Clearly you havent done enough research about the Bayraktar. I think the US drones are a nice piece of tech but its not affordable and youre just basically throwing away money. Bayraktar has more advantages than the us drones.
@Ray Lopez no salesman just stating facts. You cant see the bayraktar on the radar, and if u do see them and shoot it down. Its no big loss compared to a fighter jet. Not everything the US makes is the best right now, times have changed. Country’s develop their own weapons such as our Turkish drones. You have to admit the US drones are a waste of money since they are “kamikaze” drones.
The destruction is too little. Need a better bomb warhead to destroy heavy armoured
….wondering if I could get one of these for home use? Wishfull thinking but would be nice…lol
Life is a blast!
Literally.
How do you sleep at night Joe Biden
I was using this in black ops 3 before anyone
i used these in bo2
They level the playing field between Putin’s war machine killing 🇺🇦 civilians
“Hunterkiller drone inbound”
Didn’t see any damage at all on that mini truck
Switchblade = $6000 vs T 72 Tank $1.2M …. Слава Україні = Glory to Ukraine
FAKES NEWS AT WORK.
1:25 Double standards at its finest
America uses kami drone = No problem
[Enemies adopting the kami drone ]
America : National threat to America
Double standards are pretty much our holy bible in the west.
Not a mistake
This is NOT Russia’s war, please, stop stating Russia, this is Putin’s disreputable private genocide, his commitment to burning a completely free democratic nation to the ground. He shattered international law, tell stories to the Russian people that are contrasting the truth, and if we don’t put a “NO – FLY ZONE” in place to save Ukrainians and their country and let Putin know that genocide is no longer tolerated from a war criminal. The United Nations military personnel are the Blue Helmets they can be put on the ground under cover of the no-fly zone. They consist of over 70,000 military personnel contributed by national armies from across the globe, no excuses any longer. Putin is no longer in control of his mind and his circle is aware of this, they know for sure they are going to be held responsible as well, let’s stop this sick man now! Pepsee
They need to send one of these into the Kremlin.
$6000 per missile drone is A LOT of missiles! The possible options that militaries have with these is scary. May they help Ukraine survive.
We gonna win. We don’t have any other way. Thanks for drones btw 🙌🏻
@Regresh, we wish you luck and any aid we can provide you without starting a nuclear war. Hang in there, Ukraine! 🇺🇦💕🇺🇲
I feel nostalgic to watch the weapon like advanced NLOS-LS(LAM), which I knew in an SWG.
Though I wished these weapons would work only in movies or computer games, I can’t help praising such technological power.
I hope it will minimize the casualties in the tragic war. Thank you for the informative Youtube movie😌.
Hurry up and send them to Poland to be picked up by Ukraine
Way to defeat these weapons is to cut communications to the drone or with EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse)
The vacuum tube shortage is due to a cut off of the Russian suppliers. The reason Russia and China use tubes because they sre less susceptible to EMP attacks.
Lead shielding…increases weight but decreases EMP.
And when vacuum energy discharges through hyperspace are achieved the drones can be sent back in time.
SkinnyCow can you think of any more complicated ideas that money can be wasted trying. I have thought of a machine that would count the grain of sand on a beech.
Neither switchblade can take out medium or heavy armor. So not really comparable to hellfire missiles. The switchblade 300 is anti personal and unarmoured vehicles. The switchblade 600 is for light armoured vehicles. Though Ukrainian special forces within 20 k of Moscow might be able to get creative with them.
Considering they’re guided missiles, they may be capable of disabling armored vehicles. I’m not sure about tanks though.
The Switchblade 600 uses the same warhead as the Javelin. It can take out tanks.
@mygoatisdead I didn’t know that, I just read on the company’s site that it was for medium armored vehicles. But they tend not to overstate the capabilities so they will impress instead of dissapionting.
@Christopher Felix
A Javelin warhead can go through a meter of armoured steel. Hencey why Russian tanks are getting mauled.
The Switchblade 300 most certainly has enough kinetic force to take out a barrel of a main gun on a tank or the tracks.
And when there are several of them come down in a particular area at a battle tank it will get hammered.
An anti tank RPG can most certain disable a tanks capabilities making it useless.
If you use these in a formation they can take much bigger targets down, like a building down, I think.
Could enough of these take out a ship
A hellfire can take out a MBT that can’t.
A weapon to surpass million dollar vehicles
ukraine, hold on. it’s on the way. blow up every Russian tank in the streets. 🇺🇦🇺🇲
These are more needed, Russian troops digging trenches for tanks.
Good job America and thanks for sending ukraine a bunch!
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i read somewhere Americans will give this weapon to Ukraine to fight russians .. let’s see if this will be a headache for russians.
it was for 7 innocent kids
right-wing propaganda
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They would not call off a missile for a high priority terrorist with a child. Such terrorists surround themselves with kids.
@petrogaful With respect to Ukraine, it is just not our problem. The USA cannot be the policeman of the entire world. Ukrainians have to fight and die for their freedom. U.S. Citizens should not be fighting and dying for their freedom. Also, Ukraine is not a poor country, they should pay for any weapons received.
$6,000 wow.
If the enemy was smart they’d have anti drone jammers considering they are taking mass casualties from the bayraktar TB2.
o yea terrorist use drones and we use drones so therefore we are terrorists. brilliant logic 😂 we also use guns and bombs, we should probably stop using them too.
Where i can buy some? Does seller offer free delivery worldwide?
Reminds me of the short film ‘Slaughterbots’
Hopefully they can be deployed in defence of Ukraine and take out a lot of those Russian Artillery/ missile sites around besieged cities. That would be a major set back to Putin.
Kyiv is not besieged anymore they have managed to push them back. In the south it is a different story but Ukraine would need to be able to hit them from behind to drive them out.
Bighand 69 Yes would agree a distinct tactical change with the emphasis on the East and Donbas regions. Hopefully Ukeraine will be able to respond accordingly. It’s just a pity wasn’t trundling along in a tank with the ever present threat of being taken out, but him and his sort always make sure they are well clear of the fighting.
Wow what an advantage U.S has, never mind terrorist groups can have them too 🤦🏻♂️
It’s the future of warfare, period. This is what happens when a developed country makes a new weapon. Cheaper easier ones will follow from developing countries.
True, though sadly at the moment the US military spends much less than 5% of its budget on drones. Ridiculous example of the USA (like most military forces) fighting the last war…something akin to the Russians but not as incompetent.
Nothing like a giant message banner blighting videos. Standard procedure for every news outlet.
Not one person is bothered about the 7 kids that died and America has the cheek to say Putin is in the wrong
It was a mistake. So i guess is enough for Putin to any war crime claim from the west speak with the words “It was a mistake” and you are forgiven. I understood the algorithm in correct way?
Oh! They did not mean it, that is ok then. So I guess they did not mean to destroy 4 countries, we can forgive them 👍
Free Ukraine. Lets go
Daniel spoke to the king of persians: “My God has sent his angel to keep the lions’ mouths shut, and they have done me no damage” Bible 🇺🇦🇧🇷
us gonna send 100,000 drones to Ukraine, nice
Drones are the future of aviation. By installing a computer instead of a pilot the jet is lighter and slimmer, which reduces drag.
Also when they get shot down the enemy doesn’t get your pilot — just your computer. What good is that gonna do them? How can you get information from a captured computer? I can’t even get my VCR to stop blinking 12:00.
Drones can now shoot defeat Migs, Sukhois, dragons, flying saucers — anything that flies without our permission.
The Russians cannot make anything like it so they attack Ukraine with rocks, Mig-21s and crossbowmen. Of those 3 the crossbowmen should do the most damage.
To whom it may concern, these are my favorite art books:
– Icon by Frank Frazetta
– Infinite Worlds by Vincent DiFate
– Great Fighter Jets of the Galaxy 1 by Tim Gibson
first 3 seconds of video foreshadows ukraine. Blue sky, yellow sunflower and drones.
Can’t see these taking out a tank though?
They’re not anti tank. That’s Javelin and NLAW.
Switchblade 600 has the same explosive as Javelin. 300 is for smaller targets
The answer to defend against drones is simple. Omnidirectional emps
Not an option at the moment. The only way to stop them will be some sort of modern flak system that is automated.
Remember when Joey boy thought he was a tough guy ordering the child killing drone strike?
introduce putin to one of those
A “SwitchBlade Sniper” version ( with 60 rounds ) that can return to base for battery swap and re-arming could be a valuable addition to the SwitchBlade product line. I think when you combine a SwitchBlade Kamikaze launch, with a SwitchBlade sniper launch, you could get maximum force multiplier enhancement, with various military engagement scenarios possible. Whenever an armoured vehicle is hit and damaged beyond operation, often troops will vacate the vehicle and flee on foot. That’s when the SwitchBlade sniper moves in for enemy troop mop up operations. The SwitchBlade could be made modular, so the allied military officer could attach either a sniper or Kamikaze module on the fly, depending on the battle field conditions.
Yes I’m aware that it’s a Kamikaze drone. Just saying that they could add a sniper version to their product range, as they already have much of the technology in place. It would simply boost their product offering.
And once you perfect AI, you don’t even really need a “human in the loop” except maybe to call off a mission at the last second.
@Ray Lopez I expect AI would eventually do a better job at that too. Looking at investing. Their stock price is about to take off.
@Joseph Blogs
The US more than likely has a sniper drone that can be layer with existing drone technology.
@bighand69 The military tactic could be initiate target contact with the SwitchBlade suicide drone and then clean up with then sniper drone, for those military Orcs fleeing the scene.
Thank you mr switchblade for helping the ukrainian people 🇺🇦
Its like a remote co trolled granade it should be a high explosive fragmentation device!
They could damage tanks as well if it hits the tracks or barrel of the main gun.
Get Ukraine 10,000 of these.
@JACKAL if you ever feel useless just remember it took US 4 presidents, trillions of dollars, thousands of Afghani lives and 20 years to replace Taliban with Taliban.
@BlackPilled Buddha nah. The Afghan army surrendered and fled. We gave them everything they needed to win and they gave up like the cowards they are. America didn’t lose
@JACKAL which news network u follow?
Probably already made an app to scramble the radar.🤔😝
Scramble radar?
So who is going to be in the region to make that disruption especially in Russia.
STOP THESE WARS???? Is it possible………….?????
2 weeks ago I was researching vacuum bombs, this week is switchblade drones… what next?
probably not showing what they really have
Modern warfare is all about accuracy and being able to get the target at distance. In WW2 they would have been using standard mortar rounds and today they are using drone style mortar rounds that can go out to 40km.
Mother foretold the necromancers are coming. This is the prophecy.
Killing 10 civilians including 7 children….Oops sorry its a collateral damage
Weird that it starts with a shot of a sunflower, Ukraine’s symbol, when this was recorded almost two months before the war began.
I wonder what Nostradamus had to say about it??
They will use Puerto Rican Marines ad advisors in Ukraine.
Another ‘switchblade video’ which is completely at odds with all other switchblade videos.
Why?
@bighand69 Because just about every “switchblade” video shows a different model, unless there are dozens of variations.
It was a mistake. Lol.
As an RC enthusiast that switch blade is a very simple machine. Probly easier to manufacture than a firearm.
Not easier but most certainly with good manufacturing they could pump out millions of them for infantry use.
US bombs 7 children. Totally not a war crime, they deserved it. All the US billionaires also got to keep their yachts as well.
What did you expect…
Men no longer fight wars. Geeks do.
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They want the world to end.
I can see this thing could destroy a pickup truck. But would it packs enough power to actually hurt a heavy tank ?
The one they showed was the smaller version for more or less killing soldiers. The larger can destroy armored vehicles.
The tacks and barrels of the main gun are not heavy steel and a small armoured charge could take that out on a tank.
Several hits would most certainly do the damage required. Remember for a tank to be taken out it does not need to be destroyed just made useless and then they will be abandoned.
They really hated that kei truck
Cool
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“It levels the playing field between the US and terrorist groups or rebel groups”
Only an american could think they are the underdog in need of having the playing field leveled in such a comparison, lmao.
Only a sweaty nerd could think they understand asymmetrical warfare.
Where can I buy one? I need it for school purposes
Oh! 1,000s of innocent sweet children been killed by you (US of Terrorists) god is not Blind, soon he will punish you! In this life or the next! Amen
Can i ask why US troops are overseas (minute 1:55) ? Is not the purpose of the military to defense own borders? US speak so easy about overseas as it is their own territory
make it red and give it a beak and it’s an irl angry bird