Newsroom : Uncrewed Aircraft Systems
AeroVironment Solar-Powered Puma AE Small Unmanned Aircraft Achieves Continuous Flight for More Than Nine Hours
August 12, 2013 (Press Releases)
• Groundbreaking development in the evolution of small unmanned aircraft systems; advanced solar cells... Read More
AeroVironment’s Puma AE Small Unmanned Aircraft System Receives Federal Aviation Administration Type Certificate for Commercial Use
July 26, 2013 (Press Releases)
• Puma is first-ever hand-launched unmanned aircraft system to be approved by FAA for commercial missions... Read More
LA Daily News: Economic Boon Could Be On Horizon As Drones Evolve From Military To Civilian Uses
June 22, 2013 (In The News)
In the aviation industry, they're called unmanned aircraft systems or UAS. But in everyday parlance, they're... Read MoreNY Times: A Drone’s–Eye View of Nature
May 06, 2013 (In The News)
Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, Colo. — An electric whir filled the air of this high desert valley... Read MoreU.S., Moroccan, German Service Members Conduct UAV Familiarization for African Lion 13
May 06, 2013 (In The News)
U.S. Marines, along with German and Moroccan counterparts, conducted a small unmanned-flying vehicle... Read MoreAeroVironment Receives $13.8 Million Order from United States Army for RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Gimbaled Payloads
April 10, 2013 (Press Releases)
• Third order received since May 2012 for total of $46.1 million against projected $65.5 million contract... Read More