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AeroVironment

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Founded in 1971 by aeronautics pioneer Paul MacCready, AeroVironment's current line is small and medium tactical UAS, loitering munitions and uncrewed ground vehicles with increasing onboard autonomy. The P550 Group 2 eVTOL, unveiled October 2024, is built on a Modular Open Systems Approach with AI-driven autonomy, 5+ hour all-electric endurance and 15 lb multi-sensor payload. The company's software stack includes the AVACORE platform and Kinesis common-control autonomy acquired with Tomahawk Robotics (2023); Telerob (2021) supplies its EOD UGV line from a German UGV headquarters in Ostfildern. Completed a ~$4.1B merger with BlueHalo on May 1, 2025, adding space, counter-UAS, directed energy and cyber capabilities.

HeadquartersArlington, US
Founded1971
Defense fundingNot disclosed
TeamNot listed
Deployments3
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentDefense
StagePublic (NASDAQ: AVAV)
FoundersPaul MacCready (Founder)
Regions servedNorth America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-21
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinesecurity

JUMP 20

  • Vertical takeoff and landing medium UAS requiring no runway; selected by the U.S. Army for FTUAS Increment 2

    Group 3 VTOL fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft system for multi-mission ISR

    Claim source
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JUMP 20-X

  • No specifications on file.
Machinesecurity

P550

  • Autonomous Group 2 eVTOL UAS with 5+ hour all-electric endurance, up to 15 lb multi-sensor payload, MOSA architecture and AI-driven autonomy

    All-electric vertical takeoff and landing reconnaissance UAS for maneuver forces

    Claim source
Machineamr

Red Dragon

  • No specifications on file.
Machinesecurity

Switchblade 300

  • Man-portable loitering munition system supplied to U.S. Army infantry battalions under the Lethal Unmanned Systems Directed Requirement

    Tube-launched precision loitering munition with wave-off and recommit capability

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Machinesecurity

Switchblade 400

  • Medium-range, man-portable, anti-armor loitering munition selected as a key component of the U.S. Army's LASSO program

    Loitering munition sized between Switchblade 300 and 600 for precision strike in contested environments

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Machinesecurity

Switchblade 600

  • Man-portable anti-armor loitering munition with lethality against fortified targets such as armored vehicles and tanks

    Larger Switchblade variant carrying an anti-armor warhead

    Claim source
Machineamr

TOM 50 RE

  • No specifications on file.
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-07-07German Bundeswehr (LARUS program, via NSPA)defense_forcesDE14Announcement
2025-04-21Italian Ministry of Defencedefense_forcesITNot disclosedAnnouncement
2022-08-18U.S. Armymilitary fieldingUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-08-07$400M US Army production contract for Locust counter-drone laser system — Pentagon first large-scale directed-energy production dealBloomberg
2026-07-13Italian Ministry of Defence assigned official MQ-31A designation to AeroVironment UAS (NATO-standard designation, signalling in-service adoption by Italian armed forces)AeroVironment
2026-07-02$500M US Army firm-fixed-price contract for layered counter-drone systems (Titan RF, Freedom Eagle interceptor, LOCUST laser); multi-year, completion June 2029DefenseScoop
2025-05-01Completed ~$4.1B all-stock merger with BlueHalo, expanding to air, land, sea, space and cyber domainsAeroVironment
2024-10-14Unveiled P550 autonomous Group 2 eVTOL UAS with AI-driven autonomy at AUSA 2024AeroVironment
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Source ledger

11 unique public sources

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U.S. Army Selects AeroVironment JUMP 20 Medium Unmanned Aircraft System to Enter FTUAS Program Increment 2AeroVironment
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AV Unveils P550: Autonomous Group 2 eVTOL UASAeroVironment
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AV Secures $990M Contract to Supply U.S. Army with Switchblade Loitering MunitionsAeroVironment
04
U.S. Army Selects AV's Switchblade 400 for LASSO ProgramAeroVironment
05
AV Awarded $30 Million Contract to Provide Puma Systems Stack for Germany's LARUS ProgramAeroVironment · retrieved 2026-07-21
06
AV Secures $46.6M Contract with Italian Ministry of Defence for Combat-Proven JUMP 20 VTOL Aircraft SystemAeroVironment · retrieved 2026-07-21
07
U.S. Army awards FTUAS Increment 1 OTA to AeroVironment, Inc.U.S. Army · retrieved 2026-07-21
08
Pentagon Taps AeroVironment for First Large-Scale Counter-Drone Laser DeploymentBloomberg
09
AV Receives MQ-31A Designation from Italian Ministry of Defence (MoD)AeroVironment · retrieved 2026-07-27
10
AeroVironment wins $500M Army counter-drone contractDefenseScoop
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AeroVironment and BlueHalo Complete Transaction — Creating a Global Defense Technology CompanyAeroVironment