Switchblade 300 Block 20
A portable loitering munition with a current Block 20 specification distinct from early Switchblade 300 versions.
- Country / region
- United States
- Programme status
- Supplier-reported status
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Loitering munition
- Developer / manufacturer
- AeroVironment
- Origin / production countries
- United States
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Block 20; Earlier Switchblade 300 configurations differ
- Operators / programme customers
- Not confirmed in the reviewed public sources
Evidence & current status
The sources below establish the stated programme milestone or supplier claim. They do not independently verify every configuration, delivery total or advertised performance figure.
Role & capabilities
- Loitering munition
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Expendable fixed-wing loitering munition
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Tube launch; no routine recovery
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
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
- 1.68 kg munition; 3.27 kg all-up round
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 20+ min
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Range
- 30 km with extended-range antenna
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 101 km/h loiter; 161 km/h sprint
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- EO/IR
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
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