AeroVironment
[PUBLIC]Drones · HQ: Arlington, Virginia · Est. 1971 · 3 models registered · 3 deployments
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies AeroVironment: 3 models, 3 deployments across 2 regions, 1 active incident. 17 sources back the record.
Ownership
PUBLIC
Capital / Funding
Undisclosed
Headquarters
Arlington, Virginia
IP / Patents
5 Active
Platform Models
3
Audited Incidents
1
Overview
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 in May 2025. Its AVACORE open autonomy software architecture spans platforms.
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Broad public reach with 1.8M video views. Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 240 months ago.
- PUBLIC
- AERIAL
Key Facts
Claims & Reality Assessment
Audited Corporate Claims Ledger
- [VERIFIED]CustomerClaimed: Jul 2, 2026
“Three-year, $500M firm-fixed-price US Army contract for counter-UAS systems confirmed by multiple sources. https://news.clearancejobs.com/2026/07/02/army-awards-aerovironment-500m-counter-drone-contract/”
- [VERIFIED]CapacityClaimed: Jan 1, 2026
“AeroVironment is publicly traded (NASDAQ: AVAV) and producing Switchblade loitering munitions at scale for US military and allies. $500M counter-drone contract confirms production scale. https://www.perplexity.ai/finance/AVAV”
- [RETRACTED]CapacityClaimed: Jan 1, 2025
“CORRECTION: The '3 million drones' figure originated from a Forbes social post about Ukraine's total FPV drone supply chain, not an AeroVironment exec statement. The claim appears mis-attributed — AeroVironment's actual scale is thousands of systems via $874M IDIQ contract. Marking as retracted (claim appears mis-recorded). Flag to CoS: the Claim text itself may need correction — the source URL is a Forbes Facebook post, not a primary AeroVironment statement.”
Safety & Regulatory Posture
1 incident on record (1 minor). Most recent: Jul 2026.
Leadership & Founders
Current Program Leadership & Executives
Chairman, President & CEO
EVP & CFO
EVP & COO
President, Autonomous Systems
President, Space, Cyber & Directed Energy
CTO & SVP Global Engineering
Founder
Founding Team
no longer at company
Partnerships & Commercial Deployments
Recent Verified Partnerships
- AeroVironment x Pentagon 00M Counter-Drone ContractJul 2, 2026
MOST RECENT · AeroVironment x Pentagon 00M Counter-Drone Contract · 2026-07-02 · with Pentagon · OPERATING · AeroVironment x US Army 500M Counter-Drone · 2026-07-02 · with U.S. Army · OPERATING · US Army x AeroVironment 500M counter-drone contract · 2026-07-02 · with US Army · OPERATING · AeroVironment x US Army P550 · 2026-06-03 · with US Army · OPERATING
Operator Customers & Fleet Integrators
Patents & Intellectual Property
- Filed: Sep 9, 2009Granted: Nov 17, 2015
- Filed: Aug 14, 2020
- Filed: Jun 15, 2014Granted: Jul 25, 2017
- Filed: Jun 15, 2014Granted: Feb 7, 2017
- Filed: Sep 30, 2002Granted: Jan 15, 2008
Platform Models
Deployments
Incidents affecting AeroVironment
Autonomy Stacks & Software
- AeroVironment AVACOREAutonomy Brain
Sectors & Applications
FAQ
What is AeroVironment?
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 in May 2025. Its AVACORE open autonomy software architecture spans platforms.
What does AeroVironment make?
AeroVironment has 3 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: AeroVironment Puma, AeroVironment P550, AeroVironment Switchblade (300/600) (AeroVironment builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
Is AeroVironment publicly traded?
AeroVironment is not an independent public company; it has been acquired, per the DEPLOY registry.
Who competes with AeroVironment?
On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to AeroVironment building in the same form factors include Amazon, Anduril Industries, DJI, Autel Robotics.
Who is the CEO of AeroVironment?
Wahid Nawabi is the ceo of AeroVironment, per the DEPLOY registry.
How can I invest in AeroVironment?
AeroVironment has no separately traded stock; it has been acquired.
Where is AeroVironment headquartered?
AeroVironment is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Who owns AeroVironment?
AeroVironment has been acquired and is no longer independently owned.
Where does AeroVironment operate robots?
AeroVironment operates 3 verified deployments, including at Kyiv, Ukraine, Monrovia.
How many robots has AeroVironment deployed?
DEPLOY has 3 verified AeroVironment deployments on record at sites including Kyiv, Ukraine, Monrovia. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.
Is AeroVironment a top robotics company?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, AeroVironment ranks in roughly the top 31% of companies tracked by the registry.
When was AeroVironment founded?
AeroVironment was founded in 1971.
Are there any incidents involving AeroVironment?
1 active incident involving AeroVironment is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
Is AeroVironment safe?
AeroVironment has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 minor). Most recent: Jul 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.