US Army to fly 'kamikaze' drones

[W.G.Ewald]

US Army to fly 'kamikaze' drones

A miniature "kamikaze" drone designed to quietly hover in the sky before dive-bombing and slamming into a human target will soon be part of the US Army's arsenal, officials say. Dubbed the "Switchblade," the robotic aircraft represents the latest attempt by the United States to refine how it takes out suspected militants.

 

[Yusuf]

But why when precision munitions can take care of this?

 

[W.G.Ewald]

But why when precision munitions can take care of this?

The article implies that existing drones like Predator will always bring the risk of collateral damage with the missiles they launch.

There have been articles about very small drones for surveillance, which might be equipped with poison darts.