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AeroVironment
US drone and directed-energy company; FY26 revenue $1.98bn, $500m Army counter-UAS deal, June restatement.
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#18 29 Sept
Mentioned in: JIATF-401 adds ten Domestic Shield firms
Drones: Industry & Defence#18 18 Sept
Reported a record US$1.5bn funded backlog
Drones: Industry & Defence: DIU ranks Gauntlet II drone winners#18 10 Sept
Mentioned in: German federal police buy anti-drone kit
Drones: Industry & Defence#16 22 Jul
Mentioned in: Ondas turns a $876m buy into orders
Drones: Industry & Defence#15 7 Jul
Won a German NSPA order and an Italian MQ-31A type designation
Drones: Industry & Defence: AeroVironment opens two more NATO markets#15 6 Jul
Won $580.5m in matched same-day JIATF-401 contracts
Drones: Industry & Defence: AeroVironment banks $580.5m in a day#14 28 Jun
Posted record FY26 revenue, restated an earlier loss, and won a $500 million Army contract.
Drones: Industry & Defence: AeroVironment books record and a caveat#14 22 Jun
Fired its AMP-HEL 20-kilowatt laser in the demonstration.
Drones: Industry & Defence: Hegseth watches five laser weapons fire#13 17 Jun
Mentioned in: Skydio sells the Army drones at $20,800
Drones: Industry & Defence#9 19 May
Mentioned in: Perennial wins first JIATF-401 IDIQ at $500M
Drones: Industry & Defence#10 17 May
Mentioned in: RAF Typhoons fire APKWS in Gulf combat
Drones: Industry & Defence#8 4 May
Won US Army LASSO programme selection for Switchblade 400 on 4 May
Drones: Industry & Defence: Switchblade 400 wins Army LASSO at $1.2bn ceiling#7 29 Apr
Mentioned in: Mountain Horse wins first Lethality Prize
Drones: Industry & Defence#7 28 Apr
Mentioned in: Army-Navy commit $676m to JLWS laser
Drones: Industry & Defence#7 21 Apr
Mentioned in: RTX demos reusable Coyote against swarms
Drones: Industry & Defence#6 15 Apr
Delivered four LOCUST X3 laser systems to RCCTO for EHEL evaluation
Drones: Industry & Defence: AeroVironment delivers four LOCUST X3 lasers to RCCTO for EHEL#6 15 Apr
Confirmed as EHEL entrant by delivering LOCUST X3 hardware to RCCTO for evaluation
Drones: Industry & Defence: EHEL slip makes LOCUST delivery a competitive hedge for AeroVironment#6 15 Apr
#6 15 Apr
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#5 14 Apr
Mentioned in: Lethality Prize feeds Gauntlet II cycle
Drones: Industry & Defence#6 15 Apr
#5 10 Apr
EHEL laser contest slips to Q4 FY26
Drones: Industry & Defence#5 10 Apr
“prepared entrant for”
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#4 30 Mar
Mentioned in: Red Cat Acquires Swarm Autonomy Startup
Drones: Industry & Defence#4 25 Mar
AeroVironment Unveils $5 Laser for Drone Kill
Drones: Industry & Defence#4 25 Mar
Mentioned in: Microwave and Laser Weapons Reach the Field
Drones: Industry & Defence#4 25 Mar
#3 20 Mar
Army awards AeroVironment $135 million
Drones: Industry & Defence#3 16 Mar