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AeroVironment Switchblade 600

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Manufacturer:AeroVironmentIntroduced: 2021|Status: active|Origin: United States

DRONESPEC // SWITCHBLADE-600

2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain

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FIREPOWER

N/A

MOBILITY

N/A

PROTECTION

N/A

SENSORS

N/A

COMBAT VALUE

N/A

UNIT COST

N/A

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typedrone

Categorydrone

Country🇺🇸United States

ContractorAeroVironment

Statusactive

Generation4 Generation

Introduced2021

Service StatusActive

Data SourceIISS Military Balance / Official Specifications

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

50/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

50/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length1.3 m

Width1.4 m

Height0.3 m

Weight23 kg

Max Speed185 km/h

Range80 km

Endurance0.7 hrs

Ceiling4,500 m

PowerplantElectric battery propulsion

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

PRIMARY WEAPON

Javelin-derived tandem shaped-charge anti-armor warhead

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarNONE

Visual Detection Only

Fire Control (FCS)MANUAL

Direct Aiming Optics

Radar Warning (RWR)NONE

No Dedicated RWR

ECM SuiteNONE

Standard Decoys Only

Thermal & FLIRNONE

Optical Day Vision Only

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 Compositioncomposite

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Satellite UplinkNo

Tactical Data LinkStandard

Military EncryptionCommercial

Drone Capabilities & Autonomous Systems

UNMANNED

Autonomy Levelmanual

Swarm CapabilityNo

AI AssistedNo

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase CostN/A

Annual Operating CostN/A

Annual Maintenance CostN/A

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

N/A

Mobility

N/A

Protection

N/A

Sensors

N/A

Reliability

N/A

Maintainability

N/A

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceIISS Military Balance / Official Specifications

Last Verification Date2026-10-10