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U.S. Navy Awards AeroVironment $2.5 Million Contract for Continuation and Expansion of Blackwing UAS
October 09, 2017
…small UAS and its Switchblade® Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS) to provide the Navy with a low-cost, submarine-launched UAS optimized for denied environments. AeroVironment developed the Blackwing system as part of a 2013 Navy and United States Pacific Command (PACOM) sponsored Joint Capabilities Technology Demonstration (JCTD) called Advanced Weapons…
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AeroVironment Hires Roy Minson as VP of Business Development and Deputy General Manager for UAS
April 21, 2010
…key UAS development programs, Switchblade and Global Observer. Roy brings the right set of skills and experience to help satisfy our customers’ needs effectively with our innovative solutions.“Prior to joining AV, Minson was vice president and operations manager for a research and development business within the Tactical Systems and Solutions…
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AeroVironment and General Dynamics Land Systems Join Forces to Integrate Unmanned Aircraft and Tacti
October 08, 2018
…upstairs) that includes AeroVironment’s Switchblade® loitering missile launched from a Griffin III demonstrator, as well as a Shrike 2 vertical takeoff-landing (VTOL) forward flight system that takes off and lands on the Stryker A1 30mm prototype vehicle.The intent of the joint collaborative efforts is to develop a solution that will…
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AeroVironment Collaborating with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to Build First Drone - the Mars He
July 03, 2018
…whenever and wherever it is needed – and the Switchblade® Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS). AeroVironment recently received Switchblade orders from the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines Corps through Urgent Needs Statements.
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AeroVironment Provides FTUAS and Business Update
May 25, 2023
…armed payloads, including our Switchblade loitering munitions,” continued Nawabi. “We also recently incorporated autonomy functionality and other upgrades to improve operations in highly contested environments.” Given AeroVironment’s broad portfolio of innovative unmanned solutions – and numerous contracts in the pipeline – the company expects to continue generating strong returns for…
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United States Navy to Deploy AeroVironment Blackwing Reconnaissance Systems on Attack and Guided Mis
May 13, 2016
…systems (UAS) and its Switchblade™ Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS) to provide the Navy with a low cost, submarine launched unmanned aircraft system optimized for Anti-Access/Aerial Denial (A2/AD) environments. AeroVironment developed the Blackwing system as part of a 2013 Navy and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) sponsored JCTD…
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AeroVironment Marks 50 Years of Achieving the Impossible
July 27, 2020
…tactical missile systems with Switchblade® and Blackwing™. AeroVironment also pioneered the concept of high-altitude solar-powered UAS, setting world unmanned flight and telecommunications records at the turn of the millennium with Helios and Pathfinder Plus. Today, AeroVironment’s HAPSMobile Inc. joint-venture with SoftBank Corp. has led to the next evolution in stratospheric…
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