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Breaking Defense: After ‘Inflection Point’ of Ukraine, Switchblade Maker AeroVironment Unveils Upgrades, Goes Global

May 11, 2023 (AV in the News)
SOF WEEK 2023 — California firm AeroVironment has been producing loitering munitions and other... Read More
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AeroVironment Introduces VTOL Kit for Puma AE UAS

May 09, 2023 (Press Releases)
New vertical take-off and landing kit expands operational capabilities and streamlines constrained... Read More
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AeroVironment Awarded $10 Million Contract by NASA/JPL to Co-Design and Develop Two Helicopters for Mars Sample Return Mission

May 02, 2023 (Press Releases)
The success of Ingenuity Mars helicopter, co-designed and co-developed by AeroVironment and... Read More
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AeroVironment Awarded $64.6 Million Contract by U.S. Army for Switchblade 300 Loitering Missile Systems

April 26, 2023 (Press Releases)
Contract includes first-time Switchblade system foreign military sales to two allied nations... Read More
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How Makers of the Switchblade Suicide Drone are Changing the Ukraine War

April 11, 2023 (AV in the News)
If it wasn’t for Western weapons, the war in Ukraine most likely would have ended weeks after it... Read More
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AeroVironment Introduces Switchblade 300 Block 20 Rapidly Deployable Loitering Missile System

March 28, 2023 (Press Releases)
Building on AeroVironment’s tactical missile legacy, the Switchblade 300 Block 20 offers enhanced... Read More
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U.S. Army Selects AeroVironment JUMP 20 Medium Unmanned Aircraft System to Enter Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) Program Increment 2

March 01, 2023 (Press Releases)
AeroVironment is the only company to secure an award for all FTUAS program increments, including... Read More
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Forbes: Ukraine’s Next-Generation Drone Fleet Is Packed With Upgrades

March 01, 2023 (AV in the News)
The latest U.S. security assistance package to Ukraine shows a commitment to enhanced drones, with... Read More
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USA Today: It's hard, but they're holding on': On the ground in Ukraine, the war depends on U.S. weapons

February 22, 2023 (AV in the News)
One evening northwest of Fury’s position, in an industrial plant that Ukraine’s military is... Read More