AV’s Switchblade 300 Selected for U.S. Marine Corps’ Organic Precision Fires-Light Program
April 18 2024 - 4:10PM
Business Wire
The Switchblade 300 Block 20 system is
battle-proven and production-ready to support Marine Infantry
AeroVironment (AV) was selected by the U.S. Marine Corps for the
first phase of the Organic Precision Fires-Light (OPF-L) program of
record. AV’s Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering munition system
(LMS) will provide the Marine Corps with organic,
anti-armor/anti-personnel, precision fires capability at the
tactical level. AV was awarded an initial order of $8.9M on a
contract with a maximum potential value of $249M.
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AV’s Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering
munition will provide the Marine Corps with organic,
precision-strike capability at the tactical level. (Photo:
AeroVironment)
AV’s Switchblade 300 Block 20 supports the OPF-L program’s
request for an individually operated, man-portable loitering
munition with a lightweight, precision-guided capability against
beyond- line-of-sight adversaries. Switchblade 300 will ensure that
Marines are properly equipped and sustained with a lethal,
reliable, organic capability for rapid target engagement while
minimizing collateral damage and exposure to threat weapon
systems.
“AV offers a battle-proven and production-ready system to
support OPF-L to meet the Marine Corps’ requirements,” said AV’s
Senior Vice President of LMS, Brett Hush. “Our mature and
trusted manufacturing capability combined with world-class training
and support will ensure Marine Infantry is adequately prepared for
the fight.”
AV’s Switchblade 300 has been deployed in support of urgent
operational needs to combat theaters since 2012. Switchblade 300
Block 20 is the next generation of the system that capitalizes on
over a decade of user assessments, combat deployments, and lessons
learned from the conflict in Ukraine, including operating in
contested environments.
The Switchblade Block 20 system significantly expands on the
currently fielded Switchblade 300 capabilities, including armor
penetrating capability through an Explosively Formed Penetrator
(EFP) warhead, increased target attack angle, and significantly
greater battery life, flight endurance, and radio link range.
“With over 6,000 Switchblade loitering missiles tested,
produced, and fielded, AV is in a unique position to offer
revolutionary organic precision fire capabilities to the USMC,
leveraging the proven reliability, producibility and supportability
of current Switchblade programs,” continued Hush.
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