AeroVironment Multi-Pack Launcher And Switchblade 300 [miniature loitering munition]
AeroVironment’s Multi Pack Launcher (MPL) is an all weather remotely operated autonomous launch battery for standard Switchblade missile and Blackwing ISR systems. The MPL with 6 round capacity can also be vehicle or ship board mounted for mobile operations. The launcher provides several power choices: solar with internal battery and shore/Tactical Vehicle power. The MPL is equipped with a 100 remote operation control cable providing flexible application in FOB/COP Operation bunkers & buildings, Tactical Vehicles, and Ship command centers.
The AeroVironment Switchblade is a miniature loitering munition, designed by AeroVironment and used by several branches of the United States military. Small enough to fit in a backpack, the Switchblade launches from a tube, flies to the target area, and crashes into its target while detonating its explosive warhead. The name switchblade comes from the way the spring-loaded wings are folded up inside a tube and flip out once released.
