Switchblade® 400
The Lighweight Tank Destroyer
Switchblade 400 is a rocket-launched, medium range, man-portable loitering munition engineered for decisive battlefield overmatch. Designed to defeat tanks and heavy armor, it delivers lethal standoff effects with pinpoint precision in contested environments. With 35 minutes of endurance, Switchblade 400 enables rapid target acquisition and high-confidence strikes against both fixed and moving threats.
Weighing under 40 lb, this all-Up-Round (AUR) can be carried and deployed by a single soldier in under five minutes, ensuring mobility and responsiveness at the tactical edge. Equipped with Aided Target Recognition and advanced edge computing, Switchblade 400 autonomously detects and classifies targets day or night, accelerating the kill chain. The system seamlessly integrates with ATAK via the Common Controller Grip TA5 and is Nett Warrior compliant, ensuring fast, intuitive operation. Switchblade 400 provides maneuver forces with a scalable, lethal solution to counter emerging threats across the modern battlespace.
Effects on Target
Anti-Armor Tank Defeat & Anti-Personnel Effects
Range
65 km
Endurance
35 minutes
Weight
AUR: 39 lb (18.1 kg)
Speed
Loiter: 70 mph (113 kph)Sprint: 90+mph (145 kph)
Lethal and Mobile
Soldier-portable, tube-launched anti-armor loitering munition engineered to give light infantry and maneuver forces the power to destroy enemy tanks at standoff distances. Its compact all-up-round design delivers high-impact lethality in a lightweight, mobile package.
Modular, Open-System Architecture
Built on a MOSA open architecture leveraging a next-generation open compute environment and model-based systems engineering (MBSE). This foundation reduces upgrade timelines and life-cycle costs while keeping pace with future operational needs
Max Targeting
Switchblade 400 gives small units a precision anti-armor, tank-defeat capability against both static and moving targets. Its advanced pan-tilt EO/IR optic suite with hybrid Aided Target Recognition (AiTR) delivers reliable target recognition at 5.5 km in EO and 1.4 km in IR. It brings precision strike effects once reserved for larger, more expensive platforms—directly to the tactical edge.
