ideaForge SWITCH / SWITCH MINI
A portable Indian fixed-wing VTOL reconnaissance family with documented Indian Army deliveries and a high-altitude configuration.
- Country / region
- India
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- ideaForge
- Origin / production countries
- India
- Other names
- SWITCH UAV; SWITCH 1.0; SWITCH MINI
- Variants / configurations
- SWITCH 1.0; High Altitude SWITCH; SWITCH MINI
- Operators / programme customers
- Indian Army — delivery reported by manufacturer
Evidence & current status
Army delivery is documented by the manufacturer. Specifications vary by generation and configuration.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Fixed-wing aircraft with vertical take-off and landing
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- VTOL
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Mass
- Under 7 kg
Later supplier description; earlier SWITCH figures differ.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- More than 120 minutes
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Range
- Up to 15 km
Older supplier operating-range table; not total flight distance.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- Launch sites up to 4,500 m above mean sea level; flight up to 1,000 m above ground stated
Different altitude references; do not add them as a universal service ceiling.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Day and night surveillance payloads
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
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