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AeroVironment, Inc. develops and reports on defense technology systems for air, land, sea, space and cyber operations. Company announcements regularly cover autonomous systems, loitering munitions, counter-unmanned aircraft systems, space-based platforms, directed energy systems and cyber and electronic warfare capabilities.
Recurring developments include U.S. government awards and prototype agreements, product introductions such as Halo_Shield and MAYHEM 10, demonstrations of the LOCUST laser weapon system, and program updates for platforms including Switchblade 400 and VAPOR CLE. News also covers investor conference participation and updates tied to AV_Halo, the company's modular AI-powered software suite.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) will participate in the BofA Securities Industrials, Transportation & Airlines Key Leaders Conference in New York City.
Chairman, President and CEO Wahid Nawabi and EVP & CFO Sean Woodward will appear in a fireside chat on May 13 at 11:50 a.m. ET. The session will be available live by webcast and archived on the company website.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) announced Halo_Shield, a modular, tile-based counter‑UAS (C‑UAS) architecture on April 28, 2026 at Modern Day Marine. Halo_Shield is designed to predict, detect, track, identify and defeat Group 1–5 UAS, coordinated swarms, and subsonic cruise missiles.
The system uses Sentinel, Terrestrial, Nautical, Aerial and Celestial tiles, integrates AV systems (LOCUST, Switchblade, Titan family) and runs on the AV_Halo unified software platform. AV says tiles are plug‑and‑play, deployable as fly‑away kits, and are being demonstrated and deployed at select critical sites.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) announced a successful live-fire demonstration of its palletized LOCUST laser weapon system aboard the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) in October 2025.
The Palletized High Energy Laser (P-HEL) tracked, engaged, and neutralized multiple target drones, validating platform-agnostic roll-on/roll-off operations, ship-power integration, precision beam control, and cross-service commonality.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) was awarded a $14.6 million production contract on April 20, 2026 to supply its VAPOR® Compact Long Endurance (CLE) VTOL unmanned aircraft system for the U.S. Army's Medium Range Reconnaissance program.
The VAPOR CLE is all-electric, folds for rapid pack‑out with case‑to‑flight in ~2 minutes, carries up to 24 lb payload, and delivers up to 2 hours endurance for Brigade Combat Team deployments.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) introduced MAYHEM 10, a multi-role launched effects system for air, ground, and maritime deployment that supports interchangeable lethal and non-lethal payloads.
Key specs include a 10 lb (4.5 kg) payload, up to 100 km range, 50 minutes endurance, and sub-5 minute assembly and launch readiness. The MOSA architecture enables third-party payload integration, swarm operations, and unified control via AV’s Tomahawk Grip and AV_Halo COMMAND.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) supplied precision pointing hardware for NASA’s Artemis II Orion Optical Communications System (O2O), enabling ultra‑stable laser links to Earth during the mission.
AV delivered a two‑axis gimbal, launch latch assembly and fast steering mirrors that provide jitter stabilization and pointing accuracy on the order of one micro‑radian, supporting much higher data rates than S‑band telemetry.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) appointed Sean T. Woodward as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 1, 2026. Kevin McDonnell will step down and remain as an advisor through July 2026 to support transition.
Woodward has >22 years in defense technology, joined AV in 2010, spent >15 years in AV leadership and recently served as CFO of AV’s Autonomous Systems segment. The company cited his role in commercializing high‑growth products and strengthening finance functions; market cap is noted at roughly $10 billion.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) appointed Dr. Robert Smith as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective April 13, 2026. He will oversee Autonomous Systems (AxS), Space, Cyber and Directed Energy (SCDE), and global operations and manufacturing.
The hire supports AV's push to scale manufacturing, strengthen supply chain execution and meet rising customer demand; Dr. Smith joins from Raytheon, where he managed a multi-billion-dollar P&L.
AV (NASDAQ: AVAV) was awarded a three-year, $25 million contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to transition mid-stage human health and performance technologies to field deployment.
The work will mature sensors, rugged wearables, AI/ML analytics, and emerging biotech to enhance warfighter readiness, resilience, and survivability.
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) was selected by the U.S. Navy on April 1, 2026 to compete for Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated (COCO) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) delivery orders.
JUMP 20-X Group 3 VTOL UAS offers >13 hours endurance, a 115-mile (185 km) range, 30 lb payload capacity and 70+ sensor integrations for persistent, multi-domain ISR support.