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Black Sea Rotational Force 11 Brings the Raven to Romania

June 06, 2011 (In The News)
BUZAU, Romania - Recently, U.S. Marines and soldiers with Black Sea Rotational Force 11 travelled to... Read More

LA Times: Pentagon Seeks Mini-Weapons For New Age Of Warfare

May 30, 2011 (Industry News)
In an effort to cut costs and avoid civilian casualties, manufacturers are developing small 'smart... Read More

AeroVironment Receives $8.4 Million Order for Digital Raven® Systems

May 24, 2011 (Press Releases)
• U.S. Army continues Raven® system procurement toward total acquisition objective of... Read More

Drones Becoming Special Operation Forces’ Indispensible Tools of War

May 20, 2011 (Industry News)
It has been one of the hallmark traits of U.S. special operations forces: They take existing... Read More

It’s A Bird … It’s A Plane … No, It’s the Wasp III

May 06, 2011 (In The News)
CAMP TAJI, Iraq – In today's warfare, being able to put a set of eyes on the enemy first, without... Read More

AeroVironment, Inc. Receives $11.5 Million Order for Digital Puma Systems and Training Service

April 21, 2011 (Press Releases)
• Puma demonstrating effectiveness in theater • Order includes systems, initial spares and... Read More

Army Rushes to Deploy Small Drones to Afghanistan, But Needs Better Trained Operators

April 20, 2011 (In The News)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The demand for small unmanned aircraft continues to grow. Hundreds of new... Read More

Marine Special Operators Rely Heavily on Hand-Launched Drones

April 14, 2011 (In The News)
If every marine is a rifleman, then every marine special operator is an unmanned aircraft system... Read More

AeroVironment, Inc. Receives $14.8 Million Order for Digital Raven® Retrofit Kits

April 12, 2011 (Press Releases)
MONROVIA, Calif., April 12, 2011 -- AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) announced that it received a... Read More