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AeroVironment Has Been Named A “Homeland Security Rising 10”

November 30, 2008

AeroVironment Featured on Mad Money with Host Jim Cramer

October 28, 2008

A Monrovia Firm’s Tiny Planes Have Growing Clout

September 10, 2008

Assessing the Value of Small Wind Turbines

September 04, 2008

AeroVironment Receives $4.6 Million in DARPA Funding to Develop Stealthy, Persistent, Perch and Stare UAS Based on Wasp

August 20, 2008

MONROVIA, Calif., August 20, 2008 -- AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ: AVAV) announces the receipt of $4.6 million in funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) capable of performing "hover/perch and stare" missions. The Stealthy, Persistent, Perch and Stare (SP2S) UAS is based on AV's small Wasp UAS, a one-pound, 29-inch wingspan battery-powered air vehicle that is being procured and deployed by both the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Marine Corps. View More

AeroVironment Awarded U.S. Special Operations Command All Environment Capable Variant Small UAS Contract

July 02, 2008

MONROVIA, Calif., July 2, 2008 - AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ; AVAV) today announced the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has selected Puma AE as its All Environment Capable Variant (AECV) solution to the Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) requirement. The one-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, with four one-year options, has a maximum value of $200,000,000, and provides for the purchase of aircraft, ground control systems, spares, repairs and training under a combination firm fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost reimbursable arrangement. The initial delivery order is valued at $6 million and is fully funded. View More

In Search of Sustainability

July 01, 2008

Netherlands Ministry of Defence Selects AeroVironment's Raven Small UAS

May 30, 2008

MONROVIA, Calif., May 30, 2008 -- AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced that The Netherlands Ministry of Defence, acting through its Defense Materiel Organization (DMO), has awarded AV a contract for RQ-11B (Raven) small unmanned aircraft systems. The order includes new aircraft systems as well as training, logistics support, and airworthiness certification. Each Raven system typically consists of three aircraft, a ground control station, a remote video terminal, system spares, and related services. The total award value is $7.7 million and is fully funded. View More

DARPA Awards AeroVironment Phase II Contract for Nano Air Vehicle Development

May 27, 2008

MONROVIA, Calif., May 27, 2008 -- AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced it has been awarded a Phase II contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design and build a flying prototype for the Nano Air Vehicle (NAV) program. View More

Secretary of Defense Gates Calls for More Unmanned Aircraft

May 23, 2008

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