KYIV, Oct 13 – Ukraine could receive further supplies of Switchblade 600 kamikaze drones, which could boost Kyiv's defense capabilities, Charlie Dean, vice president of global business development and marketing at defense contractor AeroVironment, said, Newsweek reported on Thursday.

The Switchblade 600 is "tremendously important to the defense of Ukraine," Dean told Newsweek.

The Ukrainian military currently has a larger number of smaller Switchblade 300 drones, compared to the larger Switchblade 600 model drone, but "that will soon change," he said.