What are kamikaze drones?.
Ukraine’s capital region was struck by kamikaze drones. Kamikaze Drones are small unmanned aircraft that are packed with explosives that can be flown directly at a tank or a group of troops that are destroyed when it hits the target and explodes. They are called Switchblade because their bladelike wings spring out on launch. These kamikaze drones are not new, and have also been supplied by the US to Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia.
Countries possessing such drones: Although the Kamikaze might be the most advanced form of this genre of drones, Russia, China, Israel, Iran and Turkey all have some version of it.
Key Features
- Lightweight: Weighing just five-and-a-half pounds, including its small warhead, the Switchblade can be taken into battle in a backpack and fly up to 7 miles to hit a target.
- Difficult to detect:These small lethal drones are difficult to detect on radar. They can even be programmed to hit targets without human intervention, based on facial recognition.
- Can Adjust Blast Radius: The drone has a feature that allows the operator to adjust the blast radius. So, it can kill the driver of a vehicle but not a passenger, for example. The weapon can be “waived off” up to two seconds before impact.
- Cameras for Centralised View of Area of Operation: The Switchblade also has cameras that show a target seconds before impact.
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