AeroVironment receives 82-aircraft P550 full-rate production order
AeroVironment received a $117.3 million U.S. Army production contract for 82 P550 autonomous Group 2 eVTOL systems under the Long Range Reconnaissance programme.
Evidence notes
- The award covers 82 P550 uncrewed aircraft systems and represents the platform's initial full-rate procurement.
- P550 supports battalion reconnaissance with field-swappable payloads and batteries, up to five hours of all-battery endurance and a modular open-systems architecture.
- The contract advances the Army's Long Range Reconnaissance and Drone Dominance priorities through a vetted commercial UAS marketplace.
Company context
AeroVironment, branded AV, is a U.S. defence technology company spanning autonomous systems, loitering munitions, counter-UAS, directed energy, space, cyber and electronic warfare.