Switchblade 600
Provider 
Founded 1971
Sells To Government
Pricing Model Recurring
Ownership Public
AeroVironment offers Switchblade 600
Tube-launched loitering munition for precision anti-armor strikes at extended range.
Tube-launched loitering munition for precision anti-armor strikes at extended range.
Switchblade 600 is an extended-range loitering munition in AeroVironment's Switchblade product line. The system ships in a self-contained launch tube with integrated launch, flight, and target prosecution capability without additional launcher equipment.
The munition carries an anti-armor warhead for engaging hardened targets at standoff distances beyond 40 km. High-resolution EO/IR sensors, precision flight control, and 40-minute endurance support reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition, and lethal engagement missions.
| Attribute | Switchblade 600 | Altius | Archer, Archer Strike | Gambit, Virtus | TYR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | |  |  |  |  | |
| Founded | 1971 | 2017 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | |
| Sells To | Government | Government | Government | Government | Defense & Military, Government | |
| Pricing Model | Recurring | Recurring, Software, Transactional | Transactional | — | Government Contract, Hardware Sales, Product Sales | |
| Ownership | Public | Equity, Venture Capital | Privately Held | Venture Capital | Venture-backed private company |
Provider
Founded 1971
Sells To Government
Pricing Model Recurring
Ownership Public
Provider
Founded 2017
Sells To Government
Pricing Model Recurring, Software, Transactional
Ownership Equity, Venture Capital
Provider
Founded 2023
Sells To Government
Pricing Model Transactional
Ownership Privately Held
Provider
Founded 2024
Sells To Government
Pricing Model —
Ownership Venture Capital
Provider
Founded 2024
Sells To Defense & Military, Government
Pricing Model Government Contract, Hardware Sales, Product Sales
Ownership Venture-backed private company
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