Impressive craft: A soldier launches a 'kamikaze' drone and watches its live feed as it flies out of a tube. It will soon be available for use by the U.S. ArmyBackpack Drone A "Magic Bullet" For U.S. Troops? -- CBS News
For the U.S. military, fighting insurgents in Afghanistan may get a lot stealthier and easier.
According to the British newspaper The Times, U.S. troops will soon be able to deploy the Switchblade, a miniature drone that can be stored in a backpack and offer a new method to locating and killing enemy targets.
The new drone is to be used in the field on a upcoming mission to southern and eastern Afghanistan, said the paper.
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