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AeroVironment x US Army 500M Counter-Drone

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.

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Type: deployment
Status: Activeoperating
Announced: 2026-07-02
2 months ago
Active for: 2 months

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AeroVironmenttechnology provider

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](/companies/bluehalo) in May 2025. Its AVACORE open autonomy software architecture spans platforms.

HQArlington, Virginia, USAavinc.com4 partnerships

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