{"id":"49756571-9fe8-4722-b223-739ea892ce73","companyId":"a1306b4f-26b1-459a-84ec-d1ba6ee8f822","modelName":"AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600)","slug":"aerovironment-switchblade","description":"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).","formFactor":"aerial","maturityStage":"production","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"type":"loitering munition","program":"US Army LMAMS / Lethal Unmanned Systems IDIQ","variants":["Switchblade 300","Switchblade 600"]},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.avinc.com/resources/press-releases/view/aerovironment-awarded-64.6-million-contract-by-u.s-army-for-switchblade-300-loitering-missile-systems","title":"AeroVironment awarded $64.6M US Army Switchblade 300 contract (official)","sourceName":"AeroVironment (official)"},{"url":"https://www.defensenews.com/land/2024/08/28/aerovironment-wins-nearly-1b-to-supply-switchblade-munitions-to-army/","title":"AeroVironment wins nearly $1B to supply Switchblade munitions to the Army (Aug 28, 2024)","sourceName":"DefenseNews"},{"url":"https://www.twz.com/air/army-just-signed-1b-deal-for-massive-order-of-switchblade-kamikaze-drones","title":"Army signs $1B deal for a massive Switchblade order (2024)","sourceName":"The War Zone"}],"aliases":["Switchblade","Switchblade 300","Switchblade 600"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T03:53:17.726Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T03:53:17.726Z"}