General Dynamics unveils PERCH 2.0 to launch kamikaze drones from Abrams tanks

General Dynamics Land Systems has unveiled PERCH 2.0, an upgraded launcher kit for M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 tanks and Stryker vehicles. It fires AeroVironment Switchblade 300 loitering munitions, including the Block 20 variant with an 18-mile range, and frees up 41% of the Abrams sponson-box volume.

• PERCH 2.0 fires Switchblade 300 Block 10 and Block 20 munitions out to 18 miles
• The kit returns 41% of the Abrams sponson-box volume
• It supports target handoffs between vehicles and dismounted troops
• The original PERCH was demonstrated on an Abrams at Fort Hood in October 2025