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Re:Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Delta F... by varenc on Thursday May 17, 2018 @03:04PM (#17094450)
This "Switchblade® Tactical Missle System" advertised on AeroVironment's website is probably what they were transporting: https://www.avinc.com/solutions/tactical-mission-systems

They emphasize that it's "man-portable" and it's a "precision lethal payload" embedded onto a drone.

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Re:Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Delta F... by danso on Thursday May 17, 2018 @03:26PM (#17094648)
The lawsuit does name Switchblade as the program involved: http://aureliusvalue.com/content/uploads/2018/05/AVAV-whistl...
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Re:Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Delta F... by tlrobinson on Thursday May 17, 2018 @03:34PM (#17094710)
Browsing a marketing website for a missile system is a bit surreal.
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Re:Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Delta F... by varenc on Thursday May 17, 2018 @05:35PM (#17096135)
It is! I find the writing fascinating...especially the overly aggro names like "Switchblade®" and the funny phrases like "man-portable delivery system", "warfighter", and "wave-off capability". (not sure what that last one means...)

It also seems like the URL actually has a typo? The page has the title "Tactical Missile Systems" but the URL is for "/tactical-mission-systems"

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Re:Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Delta F... by L_226 on Thursday May 17, 2018 @08:15PM (#17097508)
Wave-off means that you can abort the missile strike post-launch if you realise you haven't identified your target correctly.
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Re:Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Delta F... by cabalamat on Thursday May 17, 2018 @08:33PM (#17097621)
> especially the overly aggro names like "Switchblade®"

I think I would have called it a Knife Missile :-)

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Re:Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Delta F... by mcguire on Thursday May 17, 2018 @05:47PM (#17096255)
Welcome to government work. As long as the acronyms are right, the expansions can change daily.
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Re:Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Delta F... by mcguire on Thursday May 17, 2018 @05:46PM (#17096250)
Come visit Huntsville, AL, sometime. It's the home of U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command. The airport is full of posters and displays for various defense contractors.
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Re:Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Delta F... by rdl on Thursday May 17, 2018 @04:00PM (#17095014)
It successfully makes me want to build my own.
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