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Unmanned Ground Vehicles – Handling dangerous tasks from a safe distance

August 23, 2021 (Featured Stories)
Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) have been used in military settings for over a century. In 1915, French... Read More

Has the evolution of the commercial drone industry created opportunities or cultivated misconceptions?

August 16, 2021 (In The News)
For a long time, excitement and potential drove the commercial drone industry in a way that could literally be... Read More

IUS: Hitting Double Digits, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Has Exceeded Expectations

August 12, 2021 (In The News)
“This flight was specifically designed to hit some high-value science targets, to demonstrate, basically,... Read More
08.04.21 aerovironment introduces standardized modular payload interface kits for rq-20b

AeroVironment Introduces Standardized Modular Payload Interface Kits for RQ-20B Puma Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems; Kits Under Order by USSOCOM

August 04, 2021 (Press Releases)
Enables third-party payload manufacturers, as well as U.S. DoD and international partners, to develop and... Read More
07.22.21 aerovironment receives puma 3 ae and raven unmanned aircraft system orders

AeroVironment Receives Puma 3 AE and Raven Unmanned Aircraft System Orders Totaling $15.9 Million from United States Air Force

July 22, 2021 (Press Releases)
United States Air Force to equip its Security Forces with Puma 3 AE systems; support existing fleet of Raven... Read More
07.13.21 aerovironment selected by u.s. special operations command for  22 million beyond

AeroVironment Selected by U.S. Special Operations Command for $22 Million Beyond Line of Sight ISR Services Award Under Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems IV Program

July 13, 2021 (Press Releases)
First award for satellite communications-enabled beyond line of sight (BLOS) on competitive Mid-Endurance... Read More

Flight 9 Was a Nail-Biter, but Ingenuity Came Through With Flying Colors

July 09, 2021 (In The News)
It has been a week of heightened apprehension on the Mars Helicopter team as we prepared a major flight... Read More

‘Huge leap’ for NASA’s Mars helicopter ushers new mission support role

July 09, 2021 (In The News)
The Séítah region on Mars, filled with rocks and sand dunes, was too treacherous for NASA’s Perseverance... Read More

Inside The Ingenuity Helicopter: Teamwork on Mars

July 08, 2021 (In The News)
April 19th saw what some have christened “a second Wright Brothers moment”—namely, the successful... Read More