# AEVEX Aerospace: company

Canonical ID: `ba358703-a726-4efe-9020-cdf6fa2a2b27`

## Key facts

- **CEO:** Roger Wells
- **Founder:** Brian Raduenz
- **Ticker:** AVEX (NYSE)
- **IPO date:** 2026-04-17 ($320M raised)
- **Drones delivered to Ukraine:** 5,000+
- **Pentagon contracts:** $582M

- **Slug:** aevex
- **Founded:** 2019
- **HQ:** Solana Beach, CA, USA
- **Funding total (USD):** 320000000

## Models

- [AEVEX Strike Drone](/models/aevex-strike-drone.md) (aerial) (id: `f15540ce-9963-4296-942a-5f58c6f1a2fa`)

## Current leadership (2)

- [Brian Raduenz](/people/brian-raduenz.md) Founder & Executive Chairman (_reported, not verified_)
- [Roger Wells](/people/roger-wells.md) Chief Executive Officer (_reported, not verified_)

## Founders (1)

- [Brian Raduenz](/people/brian-raduenz.md) (cofounder)

## Partnerships (1)

- [AEVEX x US Air Force Strike Drones](/partnerships/aevex-x-us-air-force-strike-drones.md) with US Air Force _deployment_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Incidents affecting AEVEX Aerospace (1)

- [US Air Force awards AEVEX 0M contract for GPS-resistant autonomous strike drones](/incidents/regulatory-action-2026-06-30-aevex.md), 2026-06-30 · Regulatory action

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## Sources (1)

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

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