AeroVironment – The Defense Post

May- 2026 -

13 May

Air

Airmen assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, perform a maintenance check June 6, 2022, on an RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft at Grand Sky on Grand Forks Air Force Base. The RQ-4 Block 30s will be used at the Test Resource Management Center’s High Speed System Test Department. Located on Grand Forks Air Force Base, Grand Sky is a business and aviation park focused on developing and growing the unmanned aerial systems industry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Richards)

AeroVironment to Install Data Receivers on Pentagon’s SkyRange Hypersonic Test Fleet

AeroVironment has secured a $43-million contract to install phased array receivers on the US Department of Defense’s SkyRange platforms.

7 May

Americas

Christine Casimiro

AV LOCUST Laser Completes Counter-Drone Test

Aerovironment’s LOCUST laser weapon has executed a “first-of-its-kind” counter-drone test with the Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration.

5 May

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Army Awards AV Prototype Deal for Switchblade 400 Under LASSO Program

The US Army has selected AV’s Switchblade 400 loitering munition to support the service’s Low-Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program.

Apr- 2026 -

30 April

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

AeroVironment Debuts ‘Halo_Shield’: A Tile-Based Counter-UAS Solution

AeroVironment is taking an unconventional approach to counter a range of airborne threats with its new layered counter-unmanned aerial system solution.

23 April

Americas

Christine Casimiro

AV LOCUST Laser Zaps Drones in USS George H.W. Bush Live-Fire Test

AeroVironment has demonstrated the counter-drone capabilities of its LOCUST laser weapon system aboard the US Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in a live-fire test.

21 April

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Army Selects AV Vapor CLE UAS to Support Medium Range Recon Program

The US Army has awarded AV a $14.6-million contract to produce its Vapor Compact Long Endurance (CLE) drone to support the service’s Medium Range Reconnaissance (MRR) program.

17 April

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Switchblade 2.0: AV Rolls Out New AI-Enabled Launched Effects With 100-Km Range

As adversaries field increasingly smart and innovative weapons on the battlefield, AeroVironment is aiming to keep pace through MAYHEM 10, a new multi-role launched effects system designed to counter evolving threats.

10 April

Americas

Soldier holding a device with medical data

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Taps AeroVironment for $25M Health and Performance Tech Push

AeroVironment division UES has received a $25-million contract to support the US Air Force Research Laboratory in developing human health and performance capabilities.

2 April

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AeroVironment Jump 20-X UAS flying above water

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Picks AeroVironment JUMP 20-X to Boost ISR Capabilities

The US Navy has selected AeroVironment to provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support using its JUMP 20-X uncrewed aircraft system.

Mar- 2026 -

26 March

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