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Friday, December 23, 2011

US Navy Subs to Deploy Switchblade UAV

Switchblade UAVThe US Navy plans to launch AeroVironment's Switchblade small, expendable unmanned aircraft from a submerged submarine during the RIMPAC 2012 naval exercise in the Pacific.

A contract has been awarded to Raytheon, which has developed the submerged launch vehicle (SLV) that allows the UAV to be deployed via the submarine's trash disposal unit when the boat is at periscope depth.

The SLV gets the UAV to the surface dry and then ejects it into flight.

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