News & Articles

AeroVironment Receives $4.6 Million in DARPA Funding to Develop Stealthy, Persistent, Perch and Stare UAS Based on Wasp
August 20, 2008 (Press Releases)

AeroVironment Awarded U.S. Special Operations Command All Environment Capable Variant Small UAS Contract
July 02, 2008 (Press Releases)

In Search of Sustainability
July 01, 2008 (AV in the News)

Netherlands Ministry of Defence Selects AeroVironment's Raven Small UAS
May 30, 2008 (Press Releases)

DARPA Awards AeroVironment Phase II Contract for Nano Air Vehicle Development
May 27, 2008 (Press Releases)
Secretary of Defense Gates Calls for More Unmanned Aircraft
May 23, 2008 (Industry News)
Unmanned aerial vehicles, Defense Secretary Gates said, can give ground commanders instantaneous information about what they're facing - such as a live look at someone planting an improvised explosive device miles down the road a convoy is using - without putting pilots or ground-based scouts at risk.
View MoreDemand Grows for More Remote-Controlled Drones on the Front Line
May 23, 2008 (Industry News)
WASHINGTON (CNN) - The demands of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are behind a new push by the Pentagon to increase the ranks of one of its most tireless fighting machines: remote-controlled attack aircraft called Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs.
View MoreSome Defense Companies Could Benefit from Obama Presidency
May 14, 2008 (Industry News)
Goldman Sachs said Tuesday they expect a Barack Obama presidency would cut into earnings for many military contractors by reducing funding for large weapon platforms in favor of increasing soldier recruitment.
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AeroVironment Puma Small UAS Achieves Record Flight of Over Nine Hours Using Fuel Cell Battery Hybrid System
March 06, 2008 (Press Releases)
