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This "Switchblade® Tactical Missle System" advertised on AeroVironment's website is probably what they were transporting: https://www.avinc.com/solutions/tactic
by varenc 8y ago
This "Switchblade® Tactical Missle System" advertised on AeroVironment's website is probably what they were transporting: https://www.avinc.com/solutions/tactical-mission-systems https://www.avinc.com/solutions/tactical-mission-systems
They emphasize that it's "man-portable" and it's a "precision lethal payload" embedded onto a drone.
- danso 8y agoThe lawsuit does name Switchblade as the program involved: http://aureliusvalue.com/content/uploads/2018/05/AVAV-whistleblower.pdf http://aureliusvalue.com/content/uploads/2018/05/AVAV-whistl...
- tlrobinson 8y agoBrowsing a marketing website for a missile system is a bit surreal.
- rdl 8y agoIt successfully makes me want to build my own.
- varenc 8y agoIt is! I find the writing fascinating...especially the overly aggro names like "Switchblade®" and the funny phrases like "man-portable delivery system", "warfighter", and "wave-off capability". (not sure what that last one means...) It also seems like the URL actually has a typo? The page has the title "Tactical Missile Systems" but the URL is for "/tactical-mission-systems"
- mcguire 8y agoWelcome to government work. As long as the acronyms are right, the expansions can change daily.
- L_226 8y agoWave-off means that you can abort the missile strike post-launch if you realise you haven't identified your target correctly.
- cabalamat 8y ago> especially the overly aggro names like "Switchblade®" I think I would have called it a Knife Missile :-)
- mcguire 8y agoCome visit Huntsville, AL, sometime. It's the home of U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command. The airport is full of posters and displays for various defense contractors.