Anti-armor loitering munition with Precision Strike Mode enabling semi-autonomous terminal guidance. Targets tanks and armored vehicles at extended range.
The Switchblade 600 carries a significantly larger warhead than its 300-series predecessor and incorporates the Precision Strike Mode derived from the Hellfire missile program. Its semi-autonomous terminal guidance allows the operator to designate a target area after which the seeker autonomously discriminates and tracks individual armored vehicles. The system can loiter for up to 40 minutes and engage targets at ranges exceeding 40 kilometers.
Provided to Ukraine 2022 for use against Russian armor
AeroVironment (AVAV) produces the Switchblade 600 and has received multi-hundred-million dollar contracts from the US Army and allied nations for the platform.