AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600)

Tube-launched loitering munitions: the Switchblade 300 (anti-personnel) and Switchblade 600 (anti-armor). Mass-produced and supplied to the US Army under a nearly $1B IDIQ and sent to Ukraine. The US Army program of record is LMAMS (Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System).

AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) is listed at $50,000 to $100,000 on the DEPLOY registry. This is an analyst estimate, not an official price.

Yes. AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600)'s recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Range: 10 km; Max speed: 115 mph; Weight: 2.5 kg; Flight time: 20 min. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.

AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) is made by AeroVironment, based in Arlington, Virginia, USA, founded in 1971.

3 verified deployments of AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) are on the DEPLOY registry, including at United States, Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) include Wing Delivery Aircraft, Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Prime Air MK30.

AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) and Wing Delivery Aircraft (Wing · 35 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) has 3 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) ranks in roughly the top 19% of aerial models tracked by the registry.

AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.

AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 minor). Most recent: Jul 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

The AeroVironment Switchblade is a family of man-portable loitering munitions (kamikaze drones) used by the U.S. military. The Switchblade 600 is the extended-range variant with RSTA support and lethal punch. Can be launched from ground, air, or sea. The U.S. Army ordered more Switchblade drones in 2026.