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Switchblade 300

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Manufacturer:AeroVironmentIntroduced: 2011|Status: active|Origin: United States
DRONESPEC // SWITCHBLADE-300
Switchblade 300
2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain
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FIREPOWER
65
MOBILITY
75
PROTECTION
10
SENSORS
78
COMBAT VALUE
67
UNIT COST
$0.1M
Platform Dossier & Identity
IDENTITY
Typedrone
Categorydrone
Country🇺🇸United States
ContractorAeroVironment
Statusactive
Generation4 Generation
Introduced2011
Service StatusActive
Data SourceUS Army PEO Aviation / AeroVironment Fact Sheet
Defense Tech Capability Scorecard
TACTICAL AUDIT
EW SUITE
82/100
Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense
STEALTH / RCS
85/100
Radar Signature Reduction
ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE
Hard-Kill Interception
BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED
Tactical Datalink Integration
Tactical Specifications Matrix
SPEC SHEET
Length0.61 m
Width0.6 m
Height0.15 m
Weight2.5 kg
Max Speed160 km/h
Range20 km
Endurance0.35 hrs
Ceiling4,500 m
PowerplantQuiet electric brushless motor with folding propeller
Weapons & Ordnance Manifest
1 RDS AMMO
PRIMARY WEAPON
Forward-firing shotgun-blast directional fragmentation warhead (40mm grenade equivalent)1 RDS
Avionics & Sensor Suite
SENSORS
RadarEQUIPPED
None
Fire Control (FCS)MANUAL
Direct Aiming Optics
Radar Warning (RWR)NONE
No Dedicated RWR
ECM SuiteNONE
Standard Decoys Only
Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED
Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision
Sonar SuiteN/A
N/A (Non-Naval)
Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet
MIB AUDIT
PRIME CONTRACTOR85% WORKSHARE
RTX Corporation🇺🇸
PROPULSION SYSTEM🇺🇸
Solid Rocket Motor / Ramjet PropulsionVendor: Aerojet RocketdyneThrust/Power: High-Thrust Solid Booster
RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇺🇸
Active Phased Array Guidance SeekerManufacturer: Raytheon TechnologiesArchitecture: RF / Radar Seeker
PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇺🇸
High-Explosive Blast Fragmentation / Kinetic WarheadVendor: Lockheed MartinPayload: Guided Interceptor Warhead
SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇺🇸
Dual-Mode Infrared / Millimeter-Wave SeekerVendor: Analog Devices
SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼
TSMCNode: 7nm High-Reliability Rad-Hard
Passive Armor & Countermeasures
SURVIVABILITY
Armor Compositionnone
CountermeasuresUltra-low acoustic and thermal infrared signature
Tactical Communications & Data Link
C4ISR
Tactical RadioDigital Data Link (DDL) with encrypted terminal guidance
Satellite UplinkNo
Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)
Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic
Drone Capabilities & Autonomous Systems
UNMANNED
Autonomy Levelsemi-autonomous
Control Radius20 km
Payload Capacity0.5 kg
Loiter Endurance0.35 hrs
Swarm CapabilityYes
AI AssistedYes
Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost
COST AUDIT
Unit Purchase Cost$60,000
Annual Operating Cost$2,000
Annual Maintenance Cost$1,000
Operational Deployments & Operator Nations
3 Operator Nations~5,200 Active Units
Operator NationDeployment StatusEstimated Fleet Inventory
🇺🇸United StatesDomestic Operator
4.0Kunits
🇺🇦UkraineExport Operator
1.0Kunits
🇬🇧United KingdomExport Operator
200units
Combat History
War in Afghanistan

Highly effective

2012
Victories: 100
Losses: 50
Russo-Ukrainian War

Effective

2022
Victories: 80
Losses: 100
Performance Analysis
HUD BENCHMARK
6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE
Firepower
65/100
Mobility
75/100
Protection
10/100
Sensors
78/100
Reliability
90/100
Maintainability
96/100
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Additional Intelligence Information
AUDIT LOG
Intelligence SourceUS Army PEO Aviation / AeroVironment Fact Sheet
Last Verification Date2026-10-07