AeroVironment

A new temporary flight restriction bars unauthorized drones within one nm of the U.S.-Mexico border as the Pentagon fields counter‑drone lasers.

The Army details its upgrade road map for the AeroVironment E-HEL laser, including a decision on a new version by fiscal 2031.

U.S. Army and AeroVironment officials will re-open the supply chain for components and subsystems within the Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) program to competition.

Australian defense firm NIOA has partnered with MBDA to explore manufacturing the Deluge attack drone in Australia, aiming to expand domestic munitions production.

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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.

E-HEL Award Mainstreams Directed Energy In U.S. Arsenal

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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.

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AeroVironment partnered with Applied Intuition to integrate autonomy software into its Mayhem-10 launched effects system.

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.

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AeroVironment says its Locust laser weapon to counter drones has undergone naval trials.

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.

AeroVironment has unveiled the Locust X3 system as a 20-35-kW higher energy laser.

AeroVironment said March 16 that it had acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace Inc. in a $200 million cash and stock transaction.

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

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

The Space Force in 2022 awarded then Blue Halo a $1.4 billion contract for 12 Badger phased array antenna systems.

Investors were widely disappointed with UAV pioneer AeroVironment's financial results for the fiscal second quarter.

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

Taiwan's Thunder Tiger plans to participate in the U.S. Army’s Drone Dominance program.

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.