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AeroVironment
US drone and directed-energy company; Switchblade 400 LASSO win, $1.2B FY26-31 ceiling.
19 of 19 entries (13 events, 6 interactions)
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#84 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#729 Apr
Mentioned in: Mountain Horse wins first Lethality Prize
Drones: Industry & Defence#728 Apr
Mentioned in: Army-Navy commit $676m to JLWS laser
Drones: Industry & Defence#721 Apr
Mentioned in: RTX demos reusable Coyote against swarms
Drones: Industry & Defence#615 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#615 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#615 Apr
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#514 Apr
Mentioned in: Lethality Prize feeds Gauntlet II cycle
Drones: Industry & Defence#614 Apr
#510 Apr
EHEL laser contest slips to Q4 FY26
Drones: Industry & Defence#510 Apr
“prepared entrant for”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#430 Mar
Mentioned in: Red Cat Acquires Swarm Autonomy Startup
Drones: Industry & Defence#425 Mar
AeroVironment Unveils $5 Laser for Drone Kill
Drones: Industry & Defence#425 Mar
Mentioned in: Microwave and Laser Weapons Reach the Field
Drones: Industry & Defence#425 Mar
#320 Mar
Army awards AeroVironment $135 million
Drones: Industry & Defence#316 Mar