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AeroVironment Secures Army Contract for Switchblade 300 Missile System Procurement; Brett Hush Quoted

AeroVironment will deliver the Switchblade 300 tactical missile systems to the U.S. Army’s Tactical Aviation and Ground Munition division under a $20.6 million contract. The Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, will be managing the contract, with the tactical missile system set for delivery by July 2023, the Arlington, Virginia-headquartered company said Thursday. AeroVironment’s Switchblade 300 […] More

by Regina Garcia September 26, 2022, 11:55 am
in Contract Awards, News

AeroVironment to Build Army’s Future Tactical UAS Increment 1

An AeroVironment-built vertical takeoff and landing platform has been selected as the winning vehicle for increment one of the U.S. Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System. Under an $8 million other transaction agreement, the company will build one Jump 20 system composed of six air vehicles along with ground control and data processing equipment, the Army said […] More

by Regina Garcia August 19, 2022, 11:56 am
in Government Technology, News

AeroVironment Donates Quantix Recon Drones to Ukraine; Wahid Nawabi Quoted

AeroVironment will provide the Ukrainian defense ministry with over 100 Quantix Recon unmanned aircraft systems to help its military with intelligence gathering missions. The company said Tuesday its donation also includes drone operational training services as Ukraine continues to defend its homeland amid the Russian invasion. Quantix Recon is a fully automated UAS that is […] More

by Christine Thropp April 22, 2022, 11:24 am
in Contract Awards, Government Technology, News

AeroVironment to Deliver Puma Long-Endurance Small UAS to Foreign Military Sales Customer

AeroVironment has received a $10.53 million contract to provide a Foreign Military Sales customer with its long-endurance small unmanned aerial system that can fly for up to 6.5 hours and reach distances of 37.2 miles. The company said Wednesday it will deliver its Puma LE drone, add-on air vehicle kits, initial spares packages and training […] More

by Angeline Leishman February 10, 2022, 12:06 pm
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AeroVironment to Equip USSOCOM With Switchblade Tactical Missile Systems

AeroVironment has secured a $20.3 million firm-fixed-price contract to deliver tactical missile systems to the U.S. Special Operations Command. The company said Thursday it will provide the man-portable Switchblade 600 TMS, which uses electro-optical and infrared sensors to conduct reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition in support of tactical operations. Brett Hush, vice president and product […] More

by Nichols Martin November 5, 2021, 11:40 am
in Contract Awards, News

AeroVironment Awarded Army Contract Option for Raven UAS Accessories

The U.S. Army has exercised an $11.7 million contract option to order AeroVironment-made ground control stations, flight control system kits and tail booms for Raven small unmanned aircraft systems. The company said Wednesday the third and final option brought the firm-fixed-price contract to its potential ceiling value of $54.6 million. AeroVironment will deliver the equipment […] More

by Nichols Martin October 7, 2021, 11:49 am
in Executive Moves, News

UAV Sector Vet Geoffrey Hitchcock Joins Red Cat as Global Defense Business SVP

Geoffrey Hitchcock, former vice president of sales and business development at Vantage Robotics, has been named senior vice president of global defense solutions at drone software provider Red Cat Holdings. He will be responsible for identifying business opportunities for the Golden Eagle unmanned aircraft system in the military sector and exploring potential public safety applications […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman September 3, 2021, 11:21 am
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AirBorn CEO Cindy Lewis Joins AeroVironment Board

Cindy Lewis, chairperson, president and CEO of AirBorn Consolidated Holdings since 1998, has been named to the board of directors of AeroVironment. Lewis’ “experience in technology development and commercialization, high reliability manufacturing, and capital deployment will be especially relevant as we leverage our future-defining capabilities to penetrate new markets and achieve solid financial results,” Wahid […] More

by Jane Edwards August 12, 2021, 11:15 am
in Government Technology, News

AeroVironment’s New Kit to Enable Rapid Payload Integration Onto Puma Drone

AeroVironment has introduced a new standardized modular payload interface kit designed to enable simple and rapid integration of payloads onto the RQ-20B Puma unmanned aircraft system. The self-contained kit features mechanical and electrical interfaces that allow Puma to work with payloads developed by the Department of Defense, U.S. allies and third-party manufacturers, the company said […] More

by Angeline Leishman August 5, 2021, 11:33 am
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AeroVironment Secures USAF Orders for Puma 3 AE, Raven UAS

AeroVironment, a multidomain robotic platform developer, will supply the U.S. Air Force with Puma 3 AE and Raven tactical unmanned aircraft systems under two firm-fixed-price orders with a combined amount of $15.9 million. The Arlington, Virginia-based company said Thursday the Puma 3 AE systems and spares were deployed on April 30 while the Raven spares […] More

by Carol Collins July 23, 2021, 11:48 am
in C4ISR News, Contract Awards, News

AeroVironment Secures USSOCOM Task Order for Drone-Enabled ISR Services

AeroVironment has secured a $22 million task order from U.S. Special Operations Command to provide beyond-line-of-sight intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services at an unspecified location. ISR support will be made through JUMP 20, a satellite-enabled medium unmanned aircraft system that is capable of flying for more than 14 hours at distances of around 115 miles, […] More

by Angeline Leishman July 14, 2021, 11:58 am
in C4ISR News, News

AeroVironment Launches New Ground Control System for UAS

AeroVironment has unveiled a new ground-based platform designed to facilitate the command and control operations of unmanned aircraft systems. The company said Wednesday its Crysalis platform uses intuitive user experience to serve as a ground control system for AeroVironment-made UAS. Crysalis consists of hardware, software and antennas and features a modular build that allows for […] More

by Nichols Martin July 8, 2021, 12:06 pm

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