(Getty Images) Army getting extra funding from multiple sources to accelerate LASSO kamikaze drone program The Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program is intended to beef up the Army's arsenal of loitering munitions. May 2, 2024 By Jon Harper
Switchblade 600 rendering (AeroVironment image) Army requesting more than $120M for LASSO kamikaze drones in fiscal 2025 LASSO is part of what the service envisions as a family of low-altitude UAS that are “semi-autonomous (human-in-the-loop) unmanned aerial systems that improves the Infantry Brigade Combat… Mar 12, 2024 By Jon Harper
Switchblade 600 rendering (AeroVironment image) Army wants more vendors, more money for LASSO kamikaze drones The Army has big plans for its Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program. Dec 6, 2023 By Jon Harper
A lethal miniature aerial missile system flies during an exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 2, 2020. (Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Forti) Army may procure multiple variants of LASSO kamikaze drones to boost production capacity, acquisition chief says Drones from the Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance initiative are expected to be able to destroy armored vehicles. Aug 7, 2023 By Jon Harper