# "AeroVironment to produce deadly drones at scale" (DEPLOY verdict: Verified)

- **DEPLOY verdict:** Verified
- **Claim type:** Capacity
- **Claimed:** 2026-01-01
- **Claimed by:** [AeroVironment](/companies/aerovironment.md)

## How DEPLOY assessed this

AeroVironment is publicly traded (NASDAQ: AVAV) and producing Switchblade loitering munitions at scale for US military and allies. $500M counter-drone contract confirms production scale. https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/AVAV

## Proof on file

- Claim source: https://www.facebook.com/forbes/posts/the-russia-ukraine-war-has-ushered-in-a-new-era-of-unmanned-combat-investors-and/916100130379978/
- Status evidence: https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/AVAV

## See also

- [AeroVironment's full claims ledger](/companies/aerovironment.md)
- [Claim Integrity Index](/stats/claim-integrity.md): which robot companies deliver on their claims.

_Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources, restated only by appending a new event. Canonical URL: /claims/aerovironment-c3_