14:2012:00 Impressive to see that thing when folded actually fits into a 3 inch (7.6 cm) diameter canister, just slightly smaller than a baseball. Great segment for underwater-air drone.
4:21 better include vshorad missiles as optional replacement for the coaxial 30cal. It's sibling, the recent mk30c Typhoon introduced a 4-missile launcher box 14:16 this might be an opportunity for diesel-electric subs not yet ordered or not yet built be redesigned to fit small VL silos for such small drones, or alt options: guided rockets, SRSAMs, very-light ATTs, hard-kill decoys like Torbuster, small missiles like SpikeNLOS
Great vid as always, but I would've liked to hear from the AeroVironment guy some more details about the production of the Switchblade 600s...if he even would've answered that question. Specifically in relation to Ukraine. We have recently seen a large uptick in Ukraine essentially just hanging RPG rockets onto the bottom of commercial quadcopter drones and crashing them into Russian armor/vehicles, and they have been extremely effective. But they are clearly difficult to control, and they have very limited range and are susceptible to electronic warfare interference. Those bigger Switchblade 600s would wreak absolute havoc on the Russians, but they don't seem to be in Ukrainian hands in any great numbers. On the other side, really the only even remotely decent drone capability that the Russians have are their cheap Lancet loitering munitions. They (fortunately) don't seem to have many of them and I have no doubt that they are dramatically less advanced than these Switchblades are. But they HAVE been somewhat effective in targeting lone Ukrainian mobile artillery pieces supplied by the West. It's quite literally the only long-range (or "longer" range) precision strike capability that the Russians even have. The point is that Ukraine needs at least 1,000 (to start) of those Switchblade 600s, and I've just been wondering for months now if there has been any movement on getting more of them to Ukraine. From what I can recall, when the invasion started, the Switchblade 600 was not even in active production. That was over a year ago, though. So if it's even something that he would've disclosed (he seemed keen to talk about Ukraine using the 300s), I would've liked to hear more about the 600s and whether or not they've gotten a production line up and running and if they are now being sent to Ukraine in greater numbers...because those things are PERFECT for what Ukraine is doing right now. And just imagine the possibilities for upcoming Ukrainian offensives? They could send up several of those Switchblade 600s ahead of their armored columns scouting for intrenched Russian positions, armor, artillery, etc, and they could strike and destroy those targets before their own troops and armor even get within range of those enemy weapon systems.
I think that's the problem, they just haven't made enough. Not in the quantities needed to really make a dent in Ukraine. I don't think they have been out that long as they were still in deveopment when the war started I believe.
1:26 nice to know another use case of copter drones. That way, their other use case might get adopted faster: been waiting to see all these years they'd be used as carriers of torps (at least VLWT) instead of the bulky asroc (& also free VL spaces to give way for more interceptors). Also vessels without ASW helis can then airdrop torps from afar & faster
The quadcopter shown in this video only has a 300 lb lift capacity. Most lightweight torpedoes weigh at least twice that. But if I remember correctly the US Navy was experimenting with big quadcopter drones for VERTREP missions. Apparently Navy helicopter are used a lot for flying around smaller pieces of cargo that could be carried by a large quadcopter drone. Perhaps this drone could be used for that role.
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14:20 12:00 Impressive to see that thing when folded actually fits into a 3 inch (7.6 cm) diameter canister, just slightly smaller than a baseball. Great segment for underwater-air drone.
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13:50 Hey Charlie! Long time no see! Looking Good!
Mk. 38 continuing the Israeli Typhoon RCWS line.
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4:21 better include vshorad missiles as optional replacement for the coaxial 30cal. It's sibling, the recent mk30c Typhoon introduced a 4-missile launcher box
14:16 this might be an opportunity for diesel-electric subs not yet ordered or not yet built be redesigned to fit small VL silos for such small drones, or alt options: guided rockets, SRSAMs, very-light ATTs, hard-kill decoys like Torbuster, small missiles like SpikeNLOS
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Great vid as always, but I would've liked to hear from the AeroVironment guy some more details about the production of the Switchblade 600s...if he even would've answered that question. Specifically in relation to Ukraine. We have recently seen a large uptick in Ukraine essentially just hanging RPG rockets onto the bottom of commercial quadcopter drones and crashing them into Russian armor/vehicles, and they have been extremely effective. But they are clearly difficult to control, and they have very limited range and are susceptible to electronic warfare interference. Those bigger Switchblade 600s would wreak absolute havoc on the Russians, but they don't seem to be in Ukrainian hands in any great numbers.
On the other side, really the only even remotely decent drone capability that the Russians have are their cheap Lancet loitering munitions. They (fortunately) don't seem to have many of them and I have no doubt that they are dramatically less advanced than these Switchblades are. But they HAVE been somewhat effective in targeting lone Ukrainian mobile artillery pieces supplied by the West. It's quite literally the only long-range (or "longer" range) precision strike capability that the Russians even have.
The point is that Ukraine needs at least 1,000 (to start) of those Switchblade 600s, and I've just been wondering for months now if there has been any movement on getting more of them to Ukraine. From what I can recall, when the invasion started, the Switchblade 600 was not even in active production. That was over a year ago, though. So if it's even something that he would've disclosed (he seemed keen to talk about Ukraine using the 300s), I would've liked to hear more about the 600s and whether or not they've gotten a production line up and running and if they are now being sent to Ukraine in greater numbers...because those things are PERFECT for what Ukraine is doing right now.
And just imagine the possibilities for upcoming Ukrainian offensives? They could send up several of those Switchblade 600s ahead of their armored columns scouting for intrenched Russian positions, armor, artillery, etc, and they could strike and destroy those targets before their own troops and armor even get within range of those enemy weapon systems.
I think that's the problem, they just haven't made enough. Not in the quantities needed to really make a dent in Ukraine. I don't think they have been out that long as they were still in deveopment when the war started I believe.
Would be very very nervous releasing Blackwing from a sub if I thought someone was up there listening for me
1:26 nice to know another use case of copter drones. That way, their other use case might get adopted faster: been waiting to see all these years they'd be used as carriers of torps (at least VLWT) instead of the bulky asroc (& also free VL spaces to give way for more interceptors). Also vessels without ASW helis can then airdrop torps from afar & faster
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The quadcopter shown in this video only has a 300 lb lift capacity. Most lightweight torpedoes weigh at least twice that.
But if I remember correctly the US Navy was experimenting with big quadcopter drones for VERTREP missions. Apparently Navy helicopter are used a lot for flying around smaller pieces of cargo that could be carried by a large quadcopter drone. Perhaps this drone could be used for that role.
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Nassco should build more navy ships. I think they of done a better job building the LCS program.
WHAT ABOUT ruff weather.
A drone swarm with AI mind and image recognition cannot be jam with satellite constellations command
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Ukraine enveils plan for recaptured Crimea - but Ally reluctant to help providing long range weapons! Hahaha so afraid of invader's bluffing!