Robot model
AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600)
Tube-launched loitering munitions: the Switchblade 300 (anti-personnel) and Switchblade 600 (anti-armor).
- Manufacturer
- AeroVironment
- Form factor
- aerial
- Maturity
- production
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 3
The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600), a aerial by AeroVironment (production): 3 verified deployments on record. 4 sources back the record.
Appears inMilitary & defense drones
Overview
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).
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Form factor
Type
Variants
Program
Contract value
Specs
Type
Program
Range km
Variants
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Weight kg
Flight time
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Web sources
3
4 sources backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Not sold (internal use)
- Price
- $50K to $100K (analyst estimate)as of 2025-01-01
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- Not disclosed
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Accountability: AeroVironment has a Claim Integrity of 67% (2 of 3 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.
Pricing
One-time purchase
$50,000 - $100,000 USDanalyst estimateas of 2025-01-01
Source: AeroVironment Switchblade (Wikipedia, US budget docs)
Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.
Prices verified as of Jan 1, 2025
Deployments (3)
AeroVironment secures $874M five-year IDIQ contract from DoD for drones and counter-UAS systems
Switchblade 600 suicide drones production localized in Ukraine, agreement signed
AeroVironment Switchblade 300 loitering munition deployed by Ukrainian Armed Forces.
AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Incident recordedJul 2, 2026
Pentagon awards AeroVironment 00M contract for counter-drone technology
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
AeroVironment Switchblade 600 loitering munition
- Record createdMay 31, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJan 1, 2026
at Ukraine
- Deployment recordedJan 1, 2026
at United States
Deployment-verified media (1)
AeroVironment's product film for the Switchblade 600 loitering munition. A man-in-the-loop, operator-initiated weapon (a 'kamikaze drone'), not an autonomous system.
From deployment: Kyiv, Ukraine
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Incidents affecting AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) (1)
- Pentagon awards AeroVironment 00M contract for counter-drone technology2026-07-02 · Regulatory action
Includes incidents linked directly to this model or to deployments of it. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (4)
- https://www.avinc.com/resources/press-releases/view/aerovironment-awarded-64.6-million-contract-by-u.s-army-for-switchblade-300-loitering-missile-systems
- https://www.defensenews.com/land/2024/08/28/aerovironment-wins-nearly-1b-to-supply-switchblade-munitions-to-army/
- https://www.twz.com/air/army-just-signed-1b-deal-for-massive-order-of-switchblade-kamikaze-drones
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroVironment_Switchblade
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-15
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600).Recent coverage
AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Pentagon awards 500M contract for counter-drone tech to AeroVironment
The Pentagon awarded AeroVironment a 500M counter-drone system contract from the US Army on July 2 2026. The contract supports counter-UAS technology as the military adapts to…
Army Awards AeroVironment 500M Counter-Drone Contract
The U.S. Army awarded AeroVironment a 500M contract for commercial counter-drone and counter-small unmanned aerial systems capabilities.
New Pentagon unmanned czar will oversee most drone programs
The Pentagon established a new office to oversee tens of billions of dollars in drone programs across the entire military according to a memo. The unmanned czar will coordinate…
Defense companies rush to field new counter-drone systems as Pentagon leaders testify
Defense News: Defense companies rushing to field new counter-drone systems. Pentagon leaders testifying on UAS threats. Companies need to work with Ukraine.
AeroVironment Lands 17M Army Drone Contract for P550
AeroVironment secured 17.3M US Army contract for 82 P550 long-range reconnaissance UAS. Delivery by late July 2026.
AeroVironment Wins 17M Army Contract for 82 P550 Drones
AeroVironment secured 17.3M US Army contract for 82 P550 long-range reconnaissance drones. Delivery by late July 2026.
5 US bases selected for anti-drone pilot program
Five US military installations selected for anti-drone energy systems. Two along southern border. Counter-UAS pilot program.
Hegseth directive: Every squad equipped with expendable drones by end of 2026
Defense Secretary Hegseth directed every squad to be equipped with low-cost expendable drones by end of FY2026. Priority to Indo-Pacific combat units.
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Video
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Reality vs attention
AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) draws attention at the 91st percentile but verifies reality at the 74th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +17.1, 42nd widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 29, 2026