U.S. Marine Corps to Buy $249 Million Worth of "Organic” Kamikaze Drones
19 Apr 2024, 10:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor AeroVironment was awarded a U.S. Marine Corps contract for the Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering munitions drone
American All-Electric Drone Drops Multiple Anti-Armor Warheads for the First Time
11 Jan 2024, 08:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American defense contractor AeroVironment announced it tested the recent Vapor 55 MX with multiple Shryke warheads on board.
Airplane-Shaped Drone Can Land Like a Helo on Navy Ships Moving at 20 Knots
13 Nov 2023, 09:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor AeroVironment and the U.S. Navy tested the Jump 20 drone on a ship moving at 20 knots, aircraft proved it can handle it.
Fixed-Wing Military Drone Can Now Morph Into VTOL With Almost Zero Effort
10 May 2023, 08:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American defense contractor AeroVironment introduces a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) conversion kit for the Puma family of surveillance drones
NASA Plans the Invasion of Mars by Means of Sample Recovery Helicopters
4 May 2023, 07:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA just announced it is working on two more Mars helicopter together with AeroVironment, both are meant for the Mars Sample Return mission
American Kamikaze Drone Gets Upgraded to New Badass Level
29 Mar 2023, 13:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor AeroVironment announced the introduction of the Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering munition with increased capabilities
U.S. Army Needs New Battlefield Drones, The Jump 20 Could Be It
2 Mar 2023, 11:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / U.S. Army selects five finalists for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS), the AeroVironment Jump 20 is one of them
Vapor 55 MX Helicopter Drone Can Lift 22 Pounds of Military Gear, Get It Where It’s Needed
16 Sep 2022, 06:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American defense contractor AeroVironment announced the introduction of an upgraded and more capable Vapor 55 MX Helicopter drone
USMC Blows Millions on Surveillance Drones That Launch Like a Model Plane
15 Jun 2022, 09:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor AeroVironment got a $6.2 million dollar contract from the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) for Puma 3 surveillance drones
Ukraine Gets Unjammable Quantix Recon Drones to Better Pinpoint Russian Positions
20 Apr 2022, 08:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American defense contractor AeroVironment says it is donating 100 Quantix reconnaissance drones to the Ukrainian Army to help it fight Russia
Military Drones Can Now Send Target Coordinates Directly to Kamikaze Stalker Missiles
19 Jan 2022, 13:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor AeroVironment announces a Sensor to Shooter Kit for the Switchblade 300 loitering missile, allowing direct sharing of target coordinates
Hand-Launched Military Drone Getting New Payload Kit for Even More Spying Power
5 Aug 2021, 08:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / AeroVironment's Puma AE RQ-20B drone to be fitted as of later this year with a standardized payload kit for more military options
USAF Buys Millions-Worth of Hand-Launched Puma 3 Drones, Spares for the Raven
23 Jul 2021, 11:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force is spending $15 million on a number of Raven 3 hand-launched drones, but also for spare parts for them and the Raven
Switchblade 300 Kamikaze Drone Goes International, U.S. to Have More of Them
25 Apr 2021, 07:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / More Switchblade 300 loitering ammunitions system to be deployed by the U.S. Army, but also by an allied and undisclosed nations
Hand-Launched Puma 3 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Enlisted by NATO
10 Apr 2021, 17:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An order worth $11 million was placed to AeroVironment by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), deliveries begin this summer
U.S. Army’s Raven Hand-Launched Drone Fleet Getting Millions Worth of Upgrades
29 Mar 2021, 11:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The fleet of AeroVironment Raven drones fielded by the U.S. Army will be upgraded for improvements of avionics and data link
BMW ActiveE to Be Charged by AeroVironment
20 May 2011, 09:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It has become a habit in today's automotive industry for electric vehicle charging solutions providers to seek partnerships with the manufacturers that plan to launch EVs on the market. In this...
Hawaii to Get AeroVironment Chargers
21 Mar 2011, 12:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As one of the most naturally green states in the Union, Hawaii was bound to be a major first adopter of the electric vehicles. The state's government has already signed different deals with EV ...
AeroVironment Partners with Milbank
2 Feb 2011, 14:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The more EVs get on the road, the bitter the battle between electric vehicles charging solutions providers is likely to get; in this new competitive segment of the market, it will be the offer that ...
AeroVironment to Build Private EV Charging Ecosystem
19 Nov 2010, 13:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Electric vehicle charging solutions provider AeroVironment managed to land an important contract in light of the battle ahead with rivals like Coulomb or ECOtality. The company will be building what...