AeroVironment, Inc.
AeroVironment, Inc. is a defense contractor specializing in unmanned systems. The company is a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Loitering Munition Systems, Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs).
AeroVironment Introduces Switchblade 300 Sensor to Shooter Kit
AeroVironment has introduced the Switchblade 300 Sensor to Shooter Kit which enables operators to instantly transfer target coordinates from AeroVironments suite of small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) to the Switchblade...
U.S.A.F. Orders Puma 3 AE Drones from AeroVironment
American firm AeroVironment received two firm-fixed-price orders totaling nearly $16 million from the United States Air Force to deliver Puma 3 AE unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and spares packages and...
Russia to Modernize Marine Aviation Fleet in 2018
Russia will receive six Su-30SM fighter aircraft and will continue re-equipping the coastal-based operational-tactical aviation on Su-30SM aircraft started in 2017. "In 2017, naval aviation of the Navy was replenished with...
AeroVironment, SoftBank JV to Develop Solar-powered HALE UAS
AeroVironment has announced the formation of a joint venture to develop solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance, or HALE, UAS for commercial operations. This category of UAS is also referred to as high-altitude pseudo-satellites,...
Chinese Bombers Capable Of Long Range Precision Strikes
Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Forces strategic bombers can now launch all-weather, long-range, precision strikes even if they lack stealth capability. "The fact that our H-6K bombers have performed several long-distance...
AeroVironment To Supply Raven UAVs To Seven US Allies
AeroVironment has been awarded $18 million contract to supply initial RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to seven allied nations. The contract also includes spare parts and contractor logistics services
AeroVironment Delivers Wasp Drone To Australian Defense Force
AeroVironment announced Wednesday that the Australian Defense Force (ADF) this month received and began training exercises with the companys RQ-12 Wasp AE small unmanned aircraft system. ADF placed an AUD $7
Aerovironment's RQ-11 "Raven" drone could be built in India
Aerovironments RQ-11 "Raven" drone could be built in India in collaboration with its Indian partner Dynamatic Technologies. The project would be among the first under an Indo-US Defence Trade and Technology...
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U.A.E. Receives Fourth Saab GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft
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U.S. Approves $700M Arms Sale to Netherlands for Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles
The U
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U.S. Enacts Supplemental Bill Providing $95B in Aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan
American President Joe Biden has signed into law a critical supplemental bill totaling approximately $95 billion, aimed at bolstering security assistance for key U
First 6 Rafales for the Croatian Air Force just Landed in Zagreb
Rostec firm Develops Portable Radar to Detect Drones at Ultra-low Altitudes
Oshkosh Defense Secures $40M Contract Extension for ROGUE-Fires UGV
European Defence Fund Supports STORE Project to Enhance Land Forces' Imaging Systems...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
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Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...