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AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) at Kyiv, 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 · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Drones

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AeroVironment Switchblade 300 loitering munition deployed by Ukrainian Armed Forces. Aggregate defense deployment; widely reported in open sources.

Key facts

Fleet
AeroVironment Switchblade 300/600
Operator
Ukrainian Armed Forces
Use Case
Loitering munition defense deployment
Technology
Aerial loitering munition

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

1 incident on record (1 minor). Most recent: Jul 2026.

minor
1

Most recent: Jul 2026

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Incidents on record (1)

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600)
Company
AeroVironment
Location
Ukraine/Kyiv, Ukraine
Operator
AeroVironment
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2024-06-01
ID
60ddf99a-f36c-4598-a044-6915e61eb8a9

Timeline

  1. Jun 2024
    First recorded
    AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) first documented operating at Kyiv, Ukraine.
  2. Jun 2026
    created
  3. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. https://www.avinc.com/
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroVironment_Switchblade
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
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Common questions

What is the AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) deployment at Kyiv, Ukraine?
AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600), built by AeroVironment, is recorded as a deployment at Kyiv, Ukraine on the DEPLOY registry. AeroVironment operates the deployment directly.
Who operates AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) at Kyiv, 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 Kyiv, Ukraine go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2024 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 Kyiv, Ukraine?
1 active incident affecting this deployment is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
Is AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) at Kyiv, Ukraine safe?
AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) at Kyiv, Ukraine 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.

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