AeroVironment

AeroVironment (AV) is a US defence technology company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. It designs and builds unmanned and autonomous systems for military and government users across five domains: air, land, sea, space and cyber. The company states that more than 50,000 of its systems have been deployed in over 55 countries. Its best known aviation products are small unmanned aircraft and loitering munitions.

Unmanned aircraft

• Switchblade 300, 400 and 600 loitering munitions
• Puma LE, Puma 3 AE and Puma VTOL small unmanned aircraft
• Raven B hand launched unmanned aircraft
• JUMP 20-X vertical take off and landing unmanned aircraft
• P550 unmanned aircraft
• Blackwing tube launched unmanned aircraft
• Tomahawk ground control station

Other products

• Land: LOCUST X3 counter drone laser system, Telemax EVO and tEODor EVO unmanned ground vehicles
• Sea: VideoRay underwater vehicles including Pro 5 and Defender
• Space: AV worked on the Ingenuity Mars helicopter
• Software: AV_Halo suite for detection, autonomy and command and control

Markets served

AV supplies the US armed forces and allied defence customers. Its MacCready Works unit develops new autonomous systems, sensors and software.

Company facts

• Headquarters: Arlington, Virginia
• Unmanned ground vehicle headquarters: Ostfildern, Germany
• More than 50,000 systems deployed in over 55 countries
• Innovation unit: MacCready Works