President Joe Biden signed an order to transfer $800 million worth of equipment to Ukraine. This new package includes 800 anti-aircraft systems and 9,000 anti-armor systems. In addition, the United States is working with allies to identify and transfer longer-range anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine, the president said on 16 March.
The White House released a list of the assistance. The package includes 800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems, 2,000 Javelin, 1,000 light anti-armor weapons, and 6,000 AT-4 anti-armor systems. The package includes 100 Switchblade Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems.
Switchblade
| Type: | Manufacturer: |
| Loitering munition | AeroVironment |
| Country of origin: | Targets: |
| United States | Switchblade 300: anti-personnel, soft-skin vehicles; Switchblade 600: armored vehicles |
| Flight speed: | Operational range: |
| 63 mph cruise; 100 mph dash | 10 km range backpack with 15 km–45 km options |
| Operators: | Service: |
| United States Army, United States Marine Corps, Ukrainian Armed Forces | 2011 – present |
| Targeting system: | Operational altitude: |
| Dual front and side look EO cameras and IR nose camera; Stabilized electronic pan-tilt-zoom | Below 500 feet AGL (ceiling >15,000 feet MSL) |
| Guidance system: | Endurance: |
| Autonomous; manual | 15 + minutes |
| Variants: | Weight: |
| Switchblade 300; Switchblade 600 | Switchblade 300: 5.5 kg; Switchblade 600: 54.4 kg |
