LOITERING MUNITIONCOMBAT PROVEN
AEROVIRONMENT SWITCHBLADE 300
Switchblade 300
Miniature Loitering Munition
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United States
North America
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
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MANUFACTURERAeroVironment
YEAR INTRODUCED2012
UNITS IN SERVICE5,000
UNITS PRODUCED10,000
UNIT COST$6K
DESCRIPTION
Original "kamikaze drone" β tube-launched, infantry-portable loitering munition. Thousands sent to Ukraine. Small warhead limits effectiveness against armored targets.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
Weight
2.5 kg
Warhead
40mm grenade equivalent
Endurance
15 minutes
Range
10 km
Speed
160 km/h
Guidance
GPS + EO seeker with man-in-the-loop
Launch
Man-portable tube launcher
Abort
Wave-off and re-engage capable
COMBAT RECORD
COMBAT RECORD
Afghanistan, Ukraine (2022βpresent). Extensively used by Ukrainian forces. Mixed effectiveness reports.
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
OPERATORS
Operator data coming soon