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Stephen F. Page Appointed to AeroVironment Board of Directors

April 26, 2013 (Press Releases)
• Experienced director with consumer, industrial and finance background • Seasoned executive... Read More

From Battle to Birds: Drones Get Second Life Counting Critters

April 26, 2013 (In The News)
The U.S. military and law enforcement agencies have seen on the domestic use of the robotically... Read More

UC Berkeley Perfecting “Good” Drones at “Drone Lab”

April 24, 2013 (Industry News)
Berkeley drone lab working on robots for good.Much hoopla, fear and knee-jerk reactions follow the... Read More

AeroVironment Receives $13.8 Million Order from United States Army for RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Gimbaled Payloads

April 10, 2013 (Press Releases)
• Third order received since May 2012 for total of $46.1 million against projected $65.5 million... Read More

Drone Technology Could Be Coming To A Police Department Near You

February 27, 2013 (In The News)
A look at how "The Qube" and other gadgets geared to law enforcement agencies area attracting... Read More

Drones, Military Bases Are New Firefighting Tools

February 19, 2013 (Industry News)
One of the vendors at the Firehouse World convention, AeroVironment, makes a 5 pound drone called... Read More

FBI Used Drones In Hostage Rescue

February 05, 2013 (Industry News)
CNN's Chris Lawrence reports on the technique used by the FBI to save a 5-year-old boy from his... Read More

The Highs and Lows of Human-Powered Flight

February 01, 2013 (In The News)
MacCready took on the first Kremer prize -- for flying a figure eight -- in 1977 with his Gossamer... Read More

Idaho Power Uses Drones to Find Salmon in the Snake River

February 01, 2013 (Industry News)
BOISE -- The state legislature is currently debating some issues that deal with drones, including... Read More