Facts

• Segment: Defense
• Country: United States
• Founded: 1971
• Website: https://www.avinc.com/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Products
• Facts
• Commercial
• Context / Market Position
• Events
• Operations / Deployments
• Team
• Supply chain relationships
• Relationships
• Context tags
• Customers and deployments
• Sources

Summary

AeroVironment builds unmanned aircraft, loitering munitions, ground robots and related autonomy systems for defence and commercial use. Its portfolio includes small tactical UAVs, Switchblade systems and robotic platforms used for reconnaissance, targeting, force protection and remote operations.

Market context

AeroVironment matters as a publicly listed defense autonomy company with real procurement exposure and breadth across unmanned systems, mission software and battlefield robotics. U. S. defense autonomy and unmanned systems vendor spanning UAS, loitering munitions, UGS, counter-UAS, directed energy, and mission software.

• Capability: Uncrewed aerial systems Loitering munition systems Uncrewed ground systems Counter-UAS and directed energy Mission software and command systems Defense manufacturing and deployment at scale
• Strategic position: Defense autonomy systems Multi-domain unmanned systems Loitering munitions and counter-UAS Integrated defense technology platforms

Products

• AV_Halo COMMAND
• Halo_Shield
• JUMP 20-X
• LOCUST X3
• P550
• Puma 3 AE
• Red Dragon
• VAPOR 55 MX

Facts

• Website: https://www.avinc.com/
• HQ: Arlington, Virginia, United States
• Founded: 1971
• Ticker: AVAV / NASDAQ
• Segment: Defense

Commercial

12 commercial events; 11 contract awards; 1 commercial order; 3 named customers; latest event 2026-05-12

• 2026-05-12 - Contract award - AeroVironment awarded $43M contract to integrate PANTHER on SkyRange platforms - source: avinc.com
• 2026-05-04 - Contract award - U.S. Army selects AeroVironment Switchblade 400 for LASSO program - U.S. Army - Low-Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance - source: avinc.com
• 2026-04-20 - Contract award - U.S. Army selects AeroVironment VAPOR CLE for Medium Range Reconnaissance program - source: avinc.com
• 2026-03-31 - Contract award - U.S. Navy selects AeroVironment for ISR services with JUMP 20-X - U.S. Navy - ISR services (COCO) JUMP 20-X - source: avinc.com
• 2026-03-23 - Contract award - PM UAS Awards Production Contract for Long Range Reconnaissance Systems to AV - U.S. Army UAS Project Office - source: army.mil
• 2025-12-11 - Contract award - AeroVironment awarded USD 4.8M contract for VideoRay ROVs for U.S. Coast Guard modernization - source: videoray.com
• 2025-12-08 - Contract award - AeroVironment awarded $874M U.S. Army FMS IDIQ for UAS and C-UAS systems - source: avinc.com
• 2025-10-22 - Contract award - AV selected for U.S. Army next-generation counter-UAS missile program - source: investor.avinc.com
• 2025-09-08 - Commercial order - AeroVironment secures nearly $240M order for space laser communication terminals - source: investor.avinc.com
• 2025-02-10 - Contract award - DALO selects AeroVironment JUMP 20 for tactical UAS program - source: avinc.com
• 2024-08-27 - Contract award - U.S. Army awards AeroVironment $990M LASSO contract - source: defense.gov
• 2022-09-20 - Contract award - AeroVironment secures $20.86 million Puma 3 AE FMS awards - source: avinc.com

Defence drone and loitering munition company

AeroVironment develops uncrewed aircraft, loitering munitions and defence robotics systems for tactical, ISR and precision strike missions.

• Target environment: Defence operations, tactical field missions, maritime support, border security, ISR areas and contested airspace.
• Deployment model: Defence platform supply through UAS, loitering munitions, counter-UAS products and military contracts.
• Customer context: U.S. military customers, allied armed forces, defence agencies and operators needing tactical uncrewed systems.
• Workflow context: ISR, target acquisition, loitering munition deployment, tactical reconnaissance, maritime support and counter-UAS operations.
• Commercial maturity: Commercially mature defence robotics supplier with long-running Puma, JUMP, Switchblade and other uncrewed system lines.
• Market position: Defence unmanned-systems company spanning tactical drones, loitering munitions and related autonomy hardware.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on defence procurement, production scale, mission validation, export rules, payload performance and operational support.
• Adjacent context: Adjacent context includes tactical UAVs, loitering munitions, ISR drones, counter-UAS and defence robotics.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 2026-06-14 - Product Launch - AV introduces TOM 50 RE backpackable UGV for reconnaissance and EOD - The launch expands AV’s small ground-robot portfolio for mobile units operating in complex or contested environments.
• 2026-06-02 - Production Milestone - AeroVironment plans $15 million Dayton-area advanced production expansion - AeroVironment announced plans to invest 15 million dollars to expand advanced production capabilities in Gr…
• 2026-05-19 - Product Launch - AeroVironment expands AV_Halo with INSTINCT autonomy and DETECT RF sensing modules - AeroVironment added AV_Halo INSTINCT and AV_Halo DETECT to its unified mission software platform.
• 2026-05-04 - Contract Award - U.S. Army selects AeroVironment Switchblade 400 for LASSO program - AeroVironment received a prototype agreement from the U.S. Army for the Low-Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program.
• 2026-04-28 - Product Launch - AeroVironment launches Halo_Shield tile-based counter-UAS system - AeroVironment announced Halo_Shield, a modular tile-based counter-UAS system for critical-site and expeditionary defence.
• 2026-04-01 - Contract Award - U.S. Navy selects AeroVironment for ISR services with JUMP 20-X - AeroVironment was selected by the U.S. Navy to provide contractor-owned, contractor-operated intelligence, surveillance, an…
• 2026-03-24 - Product Launch - AV unveils LOCUST X3 third-generation modular directed energy weapon system - AV launched LOCUST X3 as the third generation of its high-energy laser weapon system for counter-UAS missions.
• 2026-03-23 - Contract Award - PM UAS Awards Production Contract for Long Range Reconnaissance Systems to AV - The U.S. Army UAS Project Office awarded AeroVironment a production contract for Long Range Reconnaissance Sy…
• 2026-03-16 - Acquisition - AV acquires Empirical Systems Aerospace to expand unmanned aviation engineering and manufacturing capability - AV acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace, a producer of unmanned aircraft systems…
• 2025-12-11 - Contract Award - AeroVironment awarded USD 4.8M contract for VideoRay ROVs for U.S. Coast Guard modernization - AeroVironment was awarded a USD 4.8 million contract for ROVs supporting the U.S. Coast Guard…
• 2025-10-22 - Award - AV selected for U.S. Army next-generation counter-UAS missile program - AV was selected to deliver the U.S. Army's Next-Generation Counter-UAS Missile and received a $95.9 million contract through t…
• 2025-10-09 - Partnership - Trillium integrates HD59-MLVS-LD payload onto AeroVironment Puma LE - The HD59-MLVS-LD was integrated onto AeroVironment’s Puma LE small UAS.
• 2025-08-20 - Deployment - AeroVironment delivers initial P550 eVTOL UAS to US Army - The P550 delivery supported the Army’s LRR program for battalion-level reconnaissance and surveillance.
• 2025-05-06 - Product Launch - AeroVironment launches Red Dragon autonomous one-way attack UAS - AeroVironment launched Red Dragon as a software-defined one-way attack UAS for GPS-denied and high-threat environments.
• 2025-05-01 - Acquisition - AeroVironment completes BlueHalo acquisition - The combined company highlighted integrated capabilities across air, land, sea, space and cyber.
• 2025-05-01 - Acquisition - AeroVironment and BlueHalo complete transaction creating a larger all-domain defense technology company - AeroVironment completed its transaction with BlueHalo, formally combining the two comp…
• 2025-02-16 - Product Launch - AeroVironment unveils JUMP 20-X maritime VTOL UAS - AeroVironment announced the launch of JUMP 20-X as a next-generation modular Group 3 uncrewed aircraft system.
• 2025-02-10 - Contract Award - DALO selects AeroVironment JUMP 20 for tactical UAS program - The program covers Group 3 tactical unmanned aircraft systems.
• 2024-11-19 - Acquisition - AeroVironment agrees to acquire BlueHalo in $4.1 billion all-stock transaction - AeroVironment and BlueHalo announced a definitive agreement under which AeroVironment would acquire BlueHalo in…
• 2023-08-22 - Acquisition - AeroVironment acquires Tomahawk Robotics - AeroVironment acquired Tomahawk Robotics and its Kinesis common-control software.
• 2022-09-20 - Contract Award - AeroVironment secures $20.86 million Puma 3 AE FMS awards - AeroVironment announced two firm-fixed-price U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales awards totaling $20.86 million for…

Operations / Deployments

• 2026-06-02 - Production Milestone - AeroVironment plans $15 million Dayton-area advanced production expansion - AeroVironment announced plans to invest 15 million dollars to expand advanced production capabilities in Gr…
• 2026-03-23 - Contract Award - PM UAS Awards Production Contract for Long Range Reconnaissance Systems to AV - The U.S. Army UAS Project Office awarded AeroVironment a production contract for Long Range Reconnaissance Sy…

Team

• Wahid Nawabi - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Supply chain relationships

• Empirical Systems Aerospace - Acquired - AV acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace to expand unmanned aviation engineering and AS9100-certified UAS manufacturing (Mar 2026).
• Empirical Systems Aerospace - Acquired by - Empirical Systems Aerospace acquired by AV for UAS engineering and manufacturing depth.

Relationships

• BlueHalo - Acquired by - BlueHalo combined with AeroVironment under a larger all-domain defense technology platform.
• Puma 3 AE FMS customers - AeroVironment secured $20.86 million in Puma 3 AE Foreign Military Sales awards for allied nations.
• Tomahawk Robotics - acquired_company - AeroVironment completed its acquisition of Tomahawk Robotics in September 2023.
• BlueHalo - Acquired - AeroVironment and BlueHalo completed their transaction in May 2025, expanding AV's defense-technology portfolio.
• Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization - customer - Trillium states it supports AeroVironment and Arcturus UAV in delivering HD80-MVS-LD for JUMP 20 to DALO.
• UAS supplier - The U.S. Army PM UAS awarded AeroVironment a production contract for Long Range Reconnaissance systems.
• Customer - AeroVironment has a public commercial-order relationship with U.S. Army.
• customer - AeroVironment selected to deliver ISR services using JUMP 20-X.
• customer - AeroVironment delivered initial P550 eVTOL UAS to the U.S. Army Long Range Reconnaissance program.
• United States Army - U.S. Army LASSO customer - The U.S. Army selected AeroVironment Switchblade 400 for the LASSO program.

Context tags

• Loitering munition builder - Peer Group - Switchblade 400 and Switchblade 600 are loitering/precision-strike unmanned systems.
• Tactical ISR - Workflow - Puma and other UAS are positioned for ISR and targeting missions.
• Loitering precision strike - Workflow - Switchblade 600 is a tube-launched system for rapid deployment and target prosecution.
• Unmanned aircraft OEM - Stack Layer - AeroVironment builds complete unmanned aircraft and loitering munition systems.
• Defence UAV builder - Peer Group - AeroVironment lists multiple defence UAV systems including Puma, JUMP 20-X and Switchblade products.
• Defence customers - Customer Environment - Primary customer base is US and allied defence forces
• Aerial autonomy builder - Peer Group - Major US drone OEM with autonomy capabilities
• Autonomous mission execution - Capability - Tactical ISR and Switchblade mission use supports mission-execution relevance.
• Autonomous flight - Capability - Autonomous flight and loitering capabilities across platforms
• Contested defence environments - Customer Environment - Switchblade/Puma/JUMP products are positioned for tactical land, air and maritime missions.
• Commercial deployment - Commercial Stage - Systems fielded at scale with defence customers
• Drone reconnaissance - Workflow - Switchblade and Puma systems used for ISR and reconnaissance
• Tactical autonomous missions - Workflow - Switchblade loitering munition systems for tactical missions
• Robot OEM - Stack Layer - Builds complete drone and loitering munition systems

Customers and deployments

• Planned Production Space Added - about 44,000 square feet - 2026-06-02 - advanced production, integration and testing - AeroVironment said its Dayton-area expansion would add about 44,000 square feet for pilot-scale and…
• Commercial Rollout - Switchblade 400 selected for LASSO program - 2026-05-04 - United States Army - United States - The U.S. Army selected AeroVironment Switchblade 400 under the Low-Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnanc…
• Production Contract Value Usd - $14.6 million VAPOR CLE production contract - 2026-04-20 - U.S. Army - tactical reconnaissance UAS procurement - The U.S. Army awarded AeroVironment a $14.6 million production contract fo…
• Service Award Status - JUMP 20-X selected for U.S. Navy ISR services - 2026-04-01 - U.S. Navy - maritime ISR - The U.S. Navy selected AeroVironment to deliver ISR services using JUMP 20-X with advanced payload integrati…
• Production Contract Status - Long Range Reconnaissance systems production contract - 2026-03-23 - U.S. Army PM UAS - defense UAS - The U.S. Army PM UAS awarded AeroVironment a production contract for Long Range Reconnai…
• Contract Ceiling Usd - US$874 million IDIQ ceiling - 2025-12-08 - U.S. Army Contracting Command - foreign military sales UAS and C-UAS procurement - U.S. Army Contracting Command awarded AeroVironment a five-year IDIQ c…
• Production Milestone - 1 source-backed production milestone - 2025-09-03 - AeroVironment delivers first two AMP-HEL prototype laser weapon systems to U.S. Army - source posture: Third Party Reported
• Initial P550 Delivery Status - initial P550 autonomous Group 2 eVTOL UAS delivered to U.S. Army - 2025-08-20 - U.S. Army - Army reconnaissance UAS - AeroVironment delivered initial P550 autonomous Group 2 eVTOL unmanned…
• Commercial Rollout - JUMP 20 selected for tactical UAS program of record - 2025-02-10 - Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization - Denmark - DALO selected AeroVironment JUMP 20 for Denmark’s Group 3 tactica…
• Contract Value Usd - $20.86 million - 2022-09-20 - allied nations via Foreign Military Sales - military small-UAS procurement - AeroVironment secured $20.86 million in Puma 3 AE unmanned aircraft systems Foreign Militar…