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AeroVironment Awarded $26 Million Switchblade 600 Tactical Missile Systems Contract by U.S. Special Operations Command
April 27, 2021 (Press Releases)
Switchblade 600 features high-precision optics, more than 40 minutes of loitering endurance and an anti-armor... Read More
AeroVironment Receives U.S. Army Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems Contract Valued At Up To $41 Million for Switchblade 300 Tactical Missile Systems Contractor Logistics Support
April 22, 2021 (Press Releases)
Award for contractor logistics support approved through Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statement, reflecting... Read More
AeroVironment Celebrates Historic First Powered Flight on another World by Mars Ingenuity Helicopter
April 20, 2021 (Press Releases)
SIMI VALLEY, Calif., April 20, 2021 – AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in unmanned... Read More
AeroVironment Awarded $45 Million Option for Switchblade Tactical Missile Systems Under U.S. Army Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems Contract
April 20, 2021 (Press Releases)
Combat proven Switchblade 300 with patented “wave-off” feature and recommit ability provides operators... Read MoreNational Geographic - NASA Mars helicopter makes history as first vehicle to fly on another planet
April 19, 2021 (In The News)
A small helicopter opened a new chapter of space exploration this morning when it lifted off the surface of... Read More
Art of Resistance: How AeroVironment’s future-defining capabilities enable operations in the grey zone
April 14, 2021 (Thought Leadership)
The role of technology on the modern battlefield remains as important as ever as armed forces prepare to... Read MoreWSJ – How NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Was Developed Here on Earth
April 09, 2021 (In The News)
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which was carried to Mars by the Perseverance rover, is set for the first ever... Read More
Beyond the Battlefield - Deploying UAS for Environmental and Scientific Research
April 06, 2021 (Featured Stories)
Could a drone that is used to scout for enemy activity on the battlefield also help count endangered seals in... Read More