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System · Air

Switchblade 600

Man-portable, tube-launched anti-armor loitering munition; first system selected for Replicator; used by Ukraine.

by AeroVironment

FieldedAir

Man-portable, tube-launched anti-armor loitering munition; first system selected for Replicator; used by Ukraine.

Timeline

No milestones recorded for Switchblade 600 yet. The timeline fills in as unveilings, tests, contracts and deliveries are sourced.

Operators2

  • UAUkraine
  • USUnited States
Combat use
Documented

Programs & Awards1 programs

Programs1

  • ReplicatorProductionU.S. Department of War · United States

Cost to the Government

  • Unit cost (per round)Confirmed
    $170K
    Then-year $ · 294 units · FY2026

    PB2026 request, Missile Procurement Army line I46000 Launched Effects Family, sub-item I46012 LASSO, P-5a: AeroVironment all-up rounds $170.000K x 294 ($49.98M). The PB2027 book later shows FY2026 LASSO rounds as $167.052K x 287 with vendor 'Various'.

    Source
  • Unit cost (per round)Confirmed
    $113K
    Then-year $ · 2,572 units · FY2025

    PB2027 Missile Procurement Army line C91500, sub-item C91521 LASSO, P-5a FY 2025: AeroVironment sole-source FFP all-up rounds $112.814K x 2,572 ($290.157M). LASSO directed requirement = Switchblade 600. FY2026/FY2027 LASSO rounds list vendor 'Various' ($167.052K x 287; $148.910K x 557) and are not attributed here.

    Source

Unit costs and contract unit prices for this system, and budget figures for the programs that buy it. Each figure states its dollar basis and links its source; contract values are under Programs & awards.

Capabilities1