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AeroVironment P550 at Monrovia

Group 2 eVTOL unmanned aircraft system with about five hours endurance, delivered to the US Army under the Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program; a $117M Army production deal followed in 2026.

AeroVironment P550 by AeroVironment · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Drones

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AeroVironment P550 VTOL drone deployed with US military and allied forces. ISR and tactical operations. Aggregate defense deployment.

Key facts

Fleet
AeroVironment P550 VTOL drone
Operator
US military and allied forces
Use Case
ISR and tactical operations
Status
Aggregate defense deployment

Exposure

Customer segment
defense
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for AeroVironment P550 at Monrovia.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
AeroVironment P550
Company
AeroVironment
Location
United States/California/Monrovia
Operator
AeroVironment
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2024-06-01
ID
dda85e97-d776-428d-aebd-e77f564c7c18

Timeline

  1. Jun 2024
    First recorded
    AeroVironment P550 first documented operating at Monrovia.
  2. Jun 2026
    created
  3. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.avinc.com/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the AeroVironment P550 deployment at Monrovia?
AeroVironment P550, built by AeroVironment, is recorded as a deployment at Monrovia on the DEPLOY registry. AeroVironment operates the deployment directly.
Who operates AeroVironment P550 at Monrovia?
AeroVironment, the manufacturer of AeroVironment P550, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the AeroVironment P550 deployment at Monrovia go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the AeroVironment P550 deployment at Monrovia?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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