AEVEX Aerospace

Current leadership (2)

• Brian Raduenz Founder & Executive Chairmanreported, not verified
• Roger Wells Chief Executive Officerreported, not verified

Founders (1)

• Brian Raduenzcofounder

Safety record

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Incidents affecting AEVEX Aerospace (1)

• US Air Force awards AEVEX 0M contract for GPS-resistant autonomous strike drones2026-06-30 · Regulatory action

Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Operated deployments (1)

• AEVEX Strike DroneUkraine

Operator customers (1)

• AEVEX Aerospace1 deployment

Peer companies

• Anduril Industries7 models
• DJI7 models
• Amazon4 models
• Autel Robotics4 models
• Teledyne FLIR4 models
• AeroVironment3 models

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Revenue disclosed

$216700000 (private_reported)

Lifecycle stage

growth

Counterparty risk class

low

Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.

Partnerships (1)

• AEVEX x US Air Force Strike Drones with US Air Forcedeployment

Funding rounds (1)

• IPO2026-04-17

  $320M(reported)

  Investors: Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Baird

Sources (1)

1. https://defence-blog.com/aevex-wins-50m-deal-for-gps-resistant-strike-drones/ ↗

Common questions

What is AEVEX Aerospace?

AEVEX Aerospace is a California-based defense technology company producing autonomous unmanned aircraft, including the Phoenix Ghost and Disruptor strike drones used extensively in Ukraine. The company delivered over 5,000 drones to Ukraine with $582 million in Pentagon contracts, making it the largest U.S. drone supplier to the conflict. AEVEX went public on NYSE under ticker AVEX in April 2026, raising $320 million in its IPO. The company also provides ISR services for wildfire response through the FIRIS program in California.

Where is AEVEX Aerospace based?

AEVEX Aerospace is based in Solana Beach, CA, USA.

When was AEVEX Aerospace founded?

AEVEX Aerospace was founded in 2019.

What does AEVEX Aerospace make?

AEVEX Aerospace has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: AEVEX Strike Drone (AEVEX Aerospace builds physical robots).

Where does AEVEX Aerospace operate robots?

AEVEX Aerospace operates 1 verified deployment, including at Ukraine.

Are there any incidents involving AEVEX Aerospace?

1 active incident involving AEVEX Aerospace is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.

Is AEVEX Aerospace safe?

AEVEX Aerospace has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 minor). Most recent: Jun 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.