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LA Times: FAA Seeks Comments On Test Sites For Drones In U.S. Airspace

March 08, 2012 (Industry News)
The agency says the sites will play a key role in providing data so it can allow unmanned aircraft... Read More

The Economist: Unblinking Eyes in the Sky

March 01, 2012 (In The News)
Technology and society: Drone aircraft are no longer restricted to military use. They are being... Read More

The New York Times: Drones In Afghanistan, Drones In ...Akron

February 20, 2012 (Industry News)
Now that American civilians have wide latitude to use drone aircraft, the potential is dizzying:... Read More

U.S. Air Force Awards AeroVironment $4.2 Million Order for Switchblade Loitering Munition System

February 15, 2012 (Press Releases)
MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced it recently... Read More

AeroVironment Secures Global Distribution Rights for Sentient's Target Detection Software for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

February 13, 2012 (Press Releases)
• AeroVironment becomes exclusive global distributor of Sentient's Kestrel Land MTI Tier I... Read More

Army Second Striker Brigade Relies on Puma

February 09, 2012 (In The News)
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash.--Conventional wisdom says the Air Force controls the sky, the Navy... Read More

UAS Drive Growth in Small Precision Missiles Market

February 03, 2012 (Industry News)
Increased use of unmanned aircraft is driving demand for smaller precision-attack weapons.Strike... Read More

Unmanned Aircraft A Controversial Surveillance Tool For N.D. Law Enforcement

January 31, 2012 (In The News)
Grand Forks, N.D. -- In a first for local law enforcement in the region, 16 North Dakota counties... Read More

Drones Fly Into Nascent Civilian Market Ripe With Energy, Environmental Applications

January 25, 2012 (In The News)
As a Russian tanker plowed through the frozen Bering Sea to deliver fuel to Nome, Alaska, earlier... Read More