Switchblade
The Switchblade family of tube-launched, man-portable loitering munitions — the 300 for anti-personnel and the 600 for anti-armor — delivers precision strike with real-time operator oversight, and has been battle-proven in Ukraine.
AeroVironment describes a tube-launched loitering-munition family comprising the Switchblade 300 Block 20 with fragmentation or EFP payloads, the lighter anti-armor Switchblade 400, and the larger anti-armor Switchblade 600.
Overview
Switchblade is a family of man-portable, tube-launched loitering munitions developed by AeroVironment. AeroVironment’s Switchblade 300 Block 20 datasheet lists fragmentation and explosively formed penetrator (EFP) payload options, with the EFP intended for light and medium armor. The company describes the Switchblade 400 as a lighter anti-armor system with a 12 kg munition and 35-minute endurance. AeroVironment specifies 40+ minutes of endurance for the baseline Switchblade 600 and 50+ minutes for the 600 Block 2.
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