Company

AeroVironment

American defense-technology and unmanned-systems company (NASDAQ: AVAV), founded 1971 by Paul MacCready. Best known for small unmanned aircraft (Puma) and Switchblade loitering munitions, plus the newer P550 and the JUMP 20 VTOL. Reported about $820.6M revenue in FY2025 (ended Apr 30, 2025) and closed the ~$4.1B all-stock acquisition of BlueHalo in May 2025. Its AVACORE open autonomy software architecture spans platforms.

Based in Arlington, Virginia, USA · Founded 1971 · 3 models on record

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Public: NASDAQ: AVAV
Revenue: ~$820.6M in FY2025 (standalone); FY2026 guidance ~$1.9-2.0B reflects the post-BlueHalo combined company
Acquisition: Acquired BlueHalo (~$4.1B all-stock; closed May 1, 2025; AV 60.5% / BlueHalo 39.5%)
Founded: 1971 by Paul MacCready; CEO Wahid Nawabi
Software: AVACORE open autonomy software architecture (behavior-tree based, cross-platform)

HQ: Arlington, Virginia, USA
Founded: 1971
Status: public
Type: both
ID: a1306b4f-26b1-459a-84ec-d1ba6ee8f822

Models (3)

AeroVironment Pumaaerial
AeroVironment P550aerial
AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600)aerial

Brains developed (1)

AeroVironment AVACOREframework · production

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