Fort Hood soldiers train on new Switchblade drone missile system

Описание: FORT HOOD, Texas (#KWTX) - #FortHood soldiers are always looking for new ways to get the edge on the battlefield.

The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team is training on the #Switchblade 600 missile drone system.

It’s a remote-controlled missile that can travel more than 25 miles and take down heavy armored vehicles far from the front lines.

“There’s about a five pound payload from a Javelin anti-tank missile, onboard a battery-operated drone basically,” said Martin VanBuren, Flight Operations Supervisor with AeroVironment. “It’s about a 5-feet-long, 75-pound drone.”

By AdamSchindler