Flight Global: AeroVironment Offers US Army ‘Family’ Of Unmanned Systems
October 27, 2010
With the US Army shifting operations from Iraq to Afghanistan, the demand for small unmanned air vehicles is moving into higher gear as well.
The army plans to buy 3,000 Raven small UAVs - and already has 2,000 in hand - from California-based AeroVironment.
During the Association of the US Army exposition in Washington, DC, another $7.2 million order for the company's Puma air vehicle was announced, expanding an August deal with the US Special Operations Command worth $35.3 million. It also received a $4.4 million order last month for a digital-datalink equipped version of the close-range, hand-launched Puma, which weighs about 5.9kg (13lb).
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