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.
AeroVironment awarded contract to supply FE-1 missile for U.S. Army’s next-generation C-UAS programme
AeroVironment has been selected to deliver the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Missile and has secured a $95.9 million contract for its Long-Range Kinetic Interceptor (LRKI) programme.
AeroVironment to deploy counter-drone system at Grand Forks AFB in partnership with GrandSKY
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced an expanded partnership with GrandSKY to deploy its Golden Dome for America limited area defence system at Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB) in North Dakota.
AeroVironment introduces three new Switchblade loitering munitions to expand battlefield capability
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced three new additions to its Switchblade family of loitering munitions, aimed at expanding operational flexibility and tactical advantage across combat environments.
U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division holds first live-fire of Switchblade 600 loitering munition at Fort Hood
Soldiers of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, carried out Fort Hood’s first live-fire exercise of the Switchblade 600 loitering munition system on September 15.