AeroVironment

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By Brian Everstine
Directed energy is at a precipice for the U.S. military services—the technology is ready, the military services just need to buy in to field it at scale.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
E-HEL Award Mainstreams Directed Energy In U.S. Arsenal
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By Michael Bruno
U.S. UAS and defense tech specialist AeroVironment is moving into Greece and its business there, AV Eagle, a joint venture with Athens-based Eyeonix.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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XTI AEROSPACE management shakeup... New GBSD maintenance facility... F-35 flight equipment award...
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By Steve Trimble
AeroVironment partnered with Applied Intuition to integrate autonomy software into its Mayhem-10 launched effects system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
U.S.-based AeroVironment and Ubiqconn Technology of Taipei have signed an MOU to develop a common UAV controller for a variety of drones operated by the Taiwanese military.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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By Robert Wall
AeroVironment says its Locust laser weapon to counter drones has undergone naval trials.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
AeroVironment has announced the new Mayhem product line of launched effects, targeting a growth area within the U.S. Army for systems that provide both strike and electronic warfare.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
AeroVironment has unveiled the Locust X3 system as a 20-35-kW higher energy laser.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
AeroVironment said March 16 that it had acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace Inc. in a $200 million cash and stock transaction.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Byron Callan
Investor sentiment for defense remains strong, but here are some factors to consider about the wave of initial public and secondary offerings.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
AeroVironment is cutting its sales and earnings outlook after the Pentagon terminated the Satellite Commercial Communications Augmentation Resource program.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
The Space Force in 2022 awarded then Blue Halo a $1.4 billion contract for 12 Badger phased array antenna systems.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Investors were widely disappointed with UAV pioneer AeroVironment's financial results for the fiscal second quarter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
AeroVironment should secure deals for its P550 vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed system from abroad within the next six months, CEO Wahid Nawabi says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan's Thunder Tiger plans to participate in the U.S. Army’s Drone Dominance program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
AeroVironment’s CEO is optimistic about the company's business, saying it could "easily double" in the next 3-5 years, he said in a investor presentation.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Two companies have unveiled starkly different approaches to meeting the U.S. Army’s pending requirement for a Low-Altitude Stalk and Strike Ordnance system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
AeroVironment is expanding its loitering munition product line, while also unveiling a new version of its Vapor drone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
AeroVironment is looking to parlay its work on counter-uncrewed air system (C-UAS) laser weapons to go after anticipated business to combat higher-end threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
U.S. drone manufacturer AeroVironment has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion