AeroVironment to supply full Puma UAS capability package for Germany’s LARUS reconnaissance programme under NSPA order
AeroVironment said the German Bundeswehr has selected its next-generation Puma family of unmanned aircraft systems for the LARUS airborne reconnaissance program.
AeroVironment wins $500 million U.S. Army task force contract to support Domestic Shield counter-drone defenses
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with a $500 million ceiling to expand counter-unmanned aircraft systems capabilities for warfighters and security personnel.
AeroVironment expands Huntsville facility to accelerate Freedom Eagle-1 interceptor production
AeroVironment has announced an additional $20.2 million government investment in its Huntsville, Alabama, facility to support production of the Freedom Eagle-1 interceptor.
AeroVironment’s Switchblade 400 selected as key component of U.S. Army’s LASSO loitering munition program
AeroVironment has announced that it has been awarded a prototype agreement from the U.S. Army for the Low-Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program.
AeroVironment unveils Halo_Shield modular air defense system to counter drones and cruise missile threats
The company announced the system at Modern Day Marine on April 28 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. AeroVironment […]
AeroVironment demonstrates LOCUST laser weapon system aboard USS George H.W. Bush in joint live-fire test
AeroVironment has successfully demonstrated its LOCUST laser weapon system aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush during a live-fire test conducted in October 2025.
AeroVironment unveils Mayhem 10 multi-role loitering munition with 100-kilometer range and swarm capability
AeroVironment has introduced the Mayhem 10, a multi-role launched effects system designed for deployment from air, ground, and maritime platforms.
AeroVironment unveils LOCUST X3 directed energy system designed to counter unmanned aerial threats
AeroVironment Inc. announced the release of LOCUST X3, the third generation of its high-energy laser weapon system designed to counter unmanned aerial threats.
AeroVironment to invest over $30 million to expand defense manufacturing operations in Albuquerque, New Mexico
AeroVironment, Inc. (AV), a global provider of advanced defense and aerospace solutions, announced plans to invest more than $30 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
AeroVironment receives $186 million U.S. Army order for Switchblade 600 Block 2 and 300 Block 20 loitering munition systems
AeroVironment, Inc. announced it has received a $186 million delivery order from the U.S. Army for Switchblade 600 Block 2 and Switchblade 300 Block 20 explosively formed penetrator loitering munition systems.
AeroVironment delivers JLTV-mounted LOCUST laser weapon systems to US Army under AMP-HEL programme
AeroVironment has delivered two Joint Light Tactical Vehicle mounted mobile LOCUST Laser Weapon Systems to the US Army under the second increment of the Army’s Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser prototyping effort.
GDLS and AeroVironment demonstrate PERCH system on M1A2 SEPv3 tank with Switchblade munitions
GDLS has announced the successful demonstration of its Precision Effects & Reconnaissance, Canister-Housed (PERCH) system during the U.S. Army’s Machine Assisted Rugged Sapper event held at Fort Hood, Texas.

