# AeroVironment x US Army 500M Counter-Drone: partnership

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The U.S. Army awarded AeroVironment a 500M contract for commercial counter-drone and counter-small unmanned aerial systems capabilities, the largest counter-drone contract in recent Army procurement.

- **Type:** deployment
- **Status:** active
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Parties (2)

- [AeroVironment](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/aerovironment.md) technology provider
- U.S. Army _(off-registry)_ customer

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 2026-07-02

## Sources (1)

1. https://news.clearancejobs.com/2026/07/02/army-awards-aerovironment-500m-counter-drone-contract/


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