AeroVironment receives $51M Switchblade 600 follow-on order
The U.S. Army awarded AeroVironment a $51 million delivery order for additional Switchblade 600 Block 2 systems and Block 1 systems for an allied Foreign Military Sale.
Evidence notes
- The order was placed under the Army’s existing five-year, $990 million Lethal Unmanned Systems IDIQ.
- AeroVironment described it as a follow-on procurement to the Army’s initial next-generation Switchblade order.
- Switchblade 600 Block 2 adds upgraded avionics, automatic target recognition and resilient communications for contested operations.
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.