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AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) at Ukraine

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) by AeroVironment · Unverified · Drones

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Exposure

Customer segment
defense
Scale tier
mass 100 999
Customer
Ukrainian Armed Forces

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Safety record

No incidents on record for AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) at Ukraine.

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Trust tier
Unverifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-27
Location
Ukraine
Status
operational
Operator type
customer deployed
First seen
2026-01-01
ID
f3eca1f4-4cae-4950-b513-bfdbf9469eb3

Timeline

  1. Jan 2026
    First recorded
    AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) first documented operating at Ukraine.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroVironment_Switchblade
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-27

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-27

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
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Common questions

What is the AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) deployment at Ukraine?
AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600), built by AeroVironment, is recorded as a deployment at Ukraine on the DEPLOY registry. AeroVironment operates the deployment directly.
Who operates AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) at Ukraine?
AeroVironment, the manufacturer of AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) deployment at Ukraine go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) deployment at Ukraine?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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