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AeroVironment Switchblade 300

Loitering munition · AeroVironment · US

Tube-launched, backpack-portable loitering munition originally developed for US forces in Afghanistan and supplied in quantity to Ukraine. Optimized for precision effects against personnel and soft targets with minimal collateral footprint.

Specifications

Performance

AeroVironment Switchblade 300 — Performance
Specification	Value
Range	10 km
Endurance	15 min
Max speed	160 km/h class (dash)

AeroVironment Switchblade 300 — Mass & payload
Specification	Value
Weight	2.5 kg
Warhead	Small HE, 0.3 kg class

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AeroVironment Switchblade 300 vs ZALA KUB-BLA

Both are light, man-portable loitering munitions fielded at squad level and both have been used extensively in Ukraine. The comparison shows how US and Russian industry answered the same requirement at opposite ends of the guidance spectrum.

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