Event
AV selected for U.S. Army next-generation counter-UAS missile program
Key points
- AV was selected to deliver the U.S. Army's Next-Generation Counter-UAS Missile and received a $95.9 million contract through the Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office.
- The award ties AV directly to the Long-Range Kinetic Interceptor program rather than a general technology demonstration.
- It expands AV's defense position beyond drones and loitering munitions into kinetic counter-UAS systems.
Company context
AeroVironment, now branded AV, is a U.S. defense technology company building uncrewed systems across air, land and adjacent battlefield domains. Its portfolio includes drones, loitering munitions, UGVs, counter-UAS, directed energy and mission software.
Context
- Company
- AeroVironment
- Segment
- Defence
- Event type
- Award
- Geography
- Arlington, Virginia · United States