AeroVironment, Inc.
Counter-UAS missile production to be expanded by AeroVironment - News
May 27, 2026ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment received an additional $20.2 million government investment to expand its Huntsville, Alabama facility for production of the Freedom Eagle-1 interceptor, the company announced in a statement.
AeroVironment demos MAYHEM 10 multi-role loitering munition - News
May 19, 2026TAMPA, Florida. AeroVironment (AV) is showcasing MAYHEM 10, a modular, multi-role launched weapon designed for contested environments, at SOF Week 2026 this week.
Distributed autonomous platform for RF sensing expanded by Aerovironment - News
May 19, 2026SOF WEEK, Tampa Florida. Engineers at AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (made two additions to the company’s AV_Halo unified mission software platform: AV_Halo INSTINCT, a next-generation autonomy framework for multi-platform uncrewed systems (UxS), and AV_Halo DETECT, an advanced radio frequency (RF) sensing and security solution for contested and denied environments. They re debuting the capability at SOF Week this week in Tampa.
High-energy laser system tested for counter-UAS operations by AeroVironment - News
May 07, 2026ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment’s LOCUST high-energy laser system completed a counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico in coordination with Joint Interagency Task Force 401 and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the company announced in a statement.
Loitering munition to be developed for U.S. Army by AeroVironment - News
May 05, 2026ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment won a U.S. Army prototype agreement for the Low-Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program to support development, delivery, and testing of its Switchblade 400 loitering munition, the company announced in a statement.
Counter-drone system to be introduced for layered defense by AeroVironment - News
April 29, 2026ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment plans to build Halo_Shield, a counter-uncrewed aerial system designed to detect, track, identify, and defeat airborne threats including small drones, drone swarms, and subsonic cruise missiles, the company announced in a statement.
Drone manufacturer Empirical Systems Aerospace acquired by AeroVironment - News
March 16, 2026ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment has acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at about $200 million, adding engineering and manufacturing capacity in uncrewed aviation and propulsion, the company announced in a statement.






