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

AeroVironment has introduced new additions to its Switchblade family of loitering missile systems designed to handle munitions and electro-optical/infrared payloads for detecting, tracking and engaging targets beyond the line of sight.

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Defense contractor AeroVironment has added retired four-star U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel to its board of directors. Votel served in the Army for almost four decades, holding a variety of leadership positions, most notably head of the U.S. Special Operations Command and, prior to his retirement in 2019, head of U.S. Central Command, AeroVironment said Monday.

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AeroVironment has expanded its board of directors with the addition of Philip Davidson, a retired U.S. Navy admiral who has nearly four decades of military service and who was a commander of Indo-Pacific Command. Davidson brings to AeroVironment board experience in leading INDOPACOM as its 25th commander and providing management, technical and strategic advisory as […] More

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

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

AeroVironment has moved its corporate headquarters to Arlington, Virginia in an effort to grow its Washington, D.C. presence while maintaining operations in Simi Valley, California– where it was previously based– and other company locations in the U.S. and Germany. Wahid Nawabi, president and CEO of AeroVironment, said in a statement published Tuesday the relocation is […] More

AeroVironment has completed the initial flight of a solar-powered unmanned aircraft system under a partnership with Japanese company SoftBank.

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AeroVironment has collaborated with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop an unmanned helicopter platform as part of the Mars Exploration Program. The company displayed during a press briefing at Nasdaq Marketsite in New York City a model of the Mars Helicopter that will be integrated into the Mars 2020 rover, AeroVironment said Tuesday. AeroVironment handed […] More

AeroVironment has received ISO 9001:2015/AS9100D certification for the quality management system the company uses across its unmanned aircraft, tactical missile, electric vehicle charging and power cycling and test systems businesses. SAI Global issued the certificate that covers AeroVironment’s design, development, operational performance, production and support processes, the UAS manufacturer said Friday. Wahid Nawabi, president and CEO of AeroVironment, […] More

Unmanned aircraft systems maker AeroVironment and Japan-based telecommunications company SoftBank have formed a joint venture to build a high-altitude, long-endurance UAS for commercial operations. HAPSMobile is 95 percent owned by SoftBank and 5 percent owned by AeroVironment, the latter company said Wednesday. AeroVironment will contribute $5 million in capital to secure 5 percent ownership of the joint venture, with the option to […] More

AeroVironment has unveiled an integrated commercial information system comprised of a drone and a cloud-based data analytics platform that will work to generate actionable intelligence in real time. The Quantix drone is designed to combine vertical liftoff and horizontal flight functions as well as “land now” and “return home” command safety features, AeroVironment company said Tuesday. AeroVironment added its Decision Support System uses research and algorithms […] More