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Rob Smith

EVP and COO of AeroVironment (since 2026), overseeing autonomous systems, space/cyber/directed energy and global operations.

United States · 1 current role

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AeroVironmentverified→
EVP & COO
American defense-technology and unmanned-systems company (NASDAQ: AVAV), founded 1971 by Paul MacCready.
3 verified deployments · AeroVironment P550 at Monrovia →1 incident3 models

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AeroVironment EVP & COOIR-verified

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https://www.avinc.com/about/team/

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