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Appropriations Requests: FY 2010

AeroVironment

Project Name: Switchblade Lethal Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS)

Request Amount:  $8 million

Project Recipient:  AeroVironment

Address:  181 West Huntington Drive, Suite 202, Monrovia, CA 91016

Explanation of the Request:
Air Force Special Operations Command has stated its need for a capability to engage fleeting enemy combatants on the battlefield.  Switchblade is a small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) which will help protect U.S. troops by providing an efficient and expendable tool to encounter a target quickly with minimum collateral damage using an on-board explosive.  Controlled with common ground-control devices, this precision system will provide unparalleled situational awareness and combat effectiveness in urban and mountainous environments.  It is my understanding that the funding would be used to accelerate engineering and manufacturing development of the SUAS.