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).
AV Secures $46.6M Contract with Italian MoD for JUMP 20 VTOL Drones
AeroVironment has secured a $46.6 million contract from the Italian Ministry of Defense for the delivery of the JUMP 20 vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) medium uncrewed aircraft system (MUAS)
Denmark Signs 10-Year Deal for JUMP 20 Drones to Strengthen Arctic Defense
The Danish Ministry of Defence has signed a
DARPA Unveils Six Design Concepts for a Low-weight, Large-payload, Long-endurance UAV
ANCILLARY, DARPA's program for Advanced Aircraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY, unveils six design concepts for a low-weight, large-payload, long-endurance VTOL uncrewed X-plane. The configurations and technology designs come from a wide...
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...
Content currently not available for this country.
Content currently not available for this country.
RAF Typhoons to Help Defend Polish Air Space Following Russian Drone Incursion
RAF Typhoons will conduct air defence missions over Poland under NATO’s Operation Eastern Sentry, responding to rising Russian aerial threats, including drone activity
AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile Achieves Longest Range in U.S.A.F. Test From F-22
Raytheon and the U
China's New Z-20T Assault Helicopter to Make First Flight at Helicopter Expo in October
China's new Z-20T attack helicopter will make its first public flight demonstration at the 7th China Helicopter Exposition in Tianjin later this month
Qatar Abandons Gaza Mediation Over Israeli Bombing
Qatar suspended its efforts as a mediator for a ceasefire in Gaza due to continued Israeli airstrikes and threats against its sovereignty, a senior official announced on Tuesday
New Combat Rations for U.S. Forces- Lighter, Comact and Packing More Energy
The U
Denmark Approves Plan to Acquire Long-range Precision Weapons
Belgium, Netherlands, Norway Seek $1.3B Worth of U.S.-made Missiles, Torpedoes
Germany Approves Procurement of Patriot Missiles, Israeli Heron TP Drones
DARPA Unveils Robotic Program to Halt Deadly Battlefield Bleeding
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...