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AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV) generates news primarily through defense contract announcements, product development milestones, and quarterly financial results. As a tactical unmanned aircraft systems manufacturer serving military and government customers, the company's newsflow reflects defense procurement cycles, international military sales programs, and technology advancement in the small UAS sector.
Contract awards represent a significant news category for AeroVironment, as these announcements signal customer demand and provide visibility into future revenue. Defense Department contracts, Foreign Military Sales agreements, and international direct commercial sales each carry different implications for business growth and geographic expansion. The company also announces product launches and capability enhancements that address evolving military requirements for surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike systems.
Quarterly earnings reports provide insight into how defense budget priorities, procurement timings, and international sales activity translate into financial performance. These releases typically detail order backlog, contract awards received during the quarter, and segment performance across the company's UAS and tactical missile system product lines. Earnings calls often address military modernization trends, competitive dynamics in tactical UAS markets, and technology development investments.
Strategic partnerships, technology demonstrations, and military exercise participation also generate news coverage. Collaborations with other defense contractors, integration of third-party payloads onto AeroVironment platforms, and operational deployments of new systems demonstrate how the company's products fit within broader defense architectures and mission scenarios.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) announced the Mission Specialist Wraith, a compact expeditionary unmanned underwater vehicle from VideoRay launched on January 13, 2026. The Wraith offers true six-degree-of-freedom maneuverability via 10 vectored thrusters, up to 80 pounds of forward thrust with simultaneous lift, and modular payload support for imaging, navigation, and manipulation. Built on an open-architecture Mission Specialist design, the platform emphasizes rapid reconfiguration, third-party integration, and simplified field serviceability. The initial Expeditionary configuration begins a planned spiral development to expand depth, payload capacity, endurance, and flexibility in future iterations.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) and Parry Labs announced a partnership to integrate Parry Labs' MOSA-aligned mission computing, STRATIA® software, and MBSE expertise into AV's new P550™ uncrewed aircraft system for the U.S. Army Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program.
Parry Labs will deliver a multi-year Enterprise License Agreement for STRATIA to provide digital infrastructure for C2, autonomy, and AI at the edge, plus open software environments and modular mission system hardware to support payload flexibility and Family of Systems interoperability.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) will participate in Needham’s Annual Growth Conference in New York City. The company said Kevin McDonnell, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will appear in a fireside chat on January 14, 2026 at 10:15 a.m. ET (9:15 a.m. CT | 7:15 a.m. PT).
The fireside chat will be available live by webcast at the scheduled time and will be archived on the company website at the provided webcast link.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) announced delivery of two Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)-mounted LOCUST Laser Weapon Systems to the U.S. Army on December 18, 2025 as part of the second increment of the Army AMP-HEL prototyping effort.
The JLTV systems use a 20kW-class LOCUST with a larger-aperture beam director to improve lethality, and were delivered to the Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) integrated into Portfolio Acquisition Executive Fires. AV previously delivered two LOCUST LWS on the ISV platform in September and first delivered LOCUST under P-HEL in 2022, with more than three years of operational deployment outside the United States and reported high prototype availability.
PteroDynamics and AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) jointly demonstrated integrated electronic warfare (EW) capabilities on the PteroDynamics P4 Transwing® VTOL UAS during the U.S. Navy Silent Swarm 25 exercise on December 16, 2025.
The Transwing carried AV EW sensors and completed three operational scenarios for littoral surveillance, with a same-day modular payload integration and flights from confined shore launch/recovery zones. PteroDynamics received an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate–Experimental Category (SAC-EC) permitting the 89 lb Transwing to conduct research and development flights in national airspace near Alpena after a >seven-month review.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) said its subsidiary VideoRay won a $4.8 million U.S. Coast Guard contract to deliver Mission Specialist Defender remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) under the Service’s Force Design 2028 modernization plan on December 11, 2025.
The modular Defender ROV is intended for underwater inspections, pier and hull assessments, subsurface infrastructure surveys, disaster response and search and rescue, aiming to reduce diver risk and improve operational readiness. AVAV noted this $4.8M award is the largest portion of the $11 million executed in fiscal 2025 for rapid autonomous fleet upgrades and builds on prior defense work including the Navy MESR program.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) reported record fiscal Q2 revenue of $472.5M, up 151% YoY, driven by the May 1, 2025 acquisition of BlueHalo (BlueHalo contributed $245.1M of revenue). Bookings were $1.4B with a book-to-bill of 2.9 and funded backlog of $1.1B as of Nov 1, 2025.
The quarter showed a GAAP net loss of $17.1M and operating loss of $30.2M, impacted by $48.2M of intangible amortization and purchase-accounting expenses; gross margin fell to 22% from 39% a year earlier. Fiscal 2026 guidance: revenue $1.95–2.0B, non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA $300–320M, and non-GAAP EPS $3.40–3.55.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) was awarded a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract worth $874.26 million by the U.S. Army Contracting Command to support future foreign military sales (FMS).
The IDIQ covers Groups 1–3 unmanned aerial systems and counter-UAS systems, including JUMP 20, P550, Puma, Raven, and Titan C-UAS, plus training, initial spares, and logistics support. Key platform specs cited: JUMP 20 > 13 hours endurance and 185 km range; P550 up to 5 hours all-battery operation; Titan has > 1,000 units deployed globally.
AV (NASDAQ:AVAV) was awarded a 3-year Other Transaction Agreement on Dec 8, 2025 with an initial base value of $13.2M and additional options that raise the total potential value to $42M to supply the P550™ uncrewed aircraft system for the U.S. Army’s Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program.
The all-battery-electric P550 offers long-range ISR and lethal-effect capabilities, VTOL and toolless quick-connect airframe, advanced AI/autonomy, and a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) for rapid payload and software updates. AV will deliver system updates, support, and documentation to Army PEO Aviation, PM UAS, PdM SUAS for testing, evaluation, and integration.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) announced on December 5, 2025 that Milancy Harris has joined as Vice President and Chief Security Officer. Harris will lead AV’s integrated, enterprise-wide security strategy to protect people, programs, technologies, and customers across a growing mission portfolio.
Harris previously served as Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and held senior roles at the Defense Intelligence Agency, National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, National Security Council, and in the private sector at Meta where she helped operationalize the Oversight Board.
The company said Harris will focus on strengthening trust, resilience, and security practices to support AV’s work with warfighters and government partners.
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