AeroVironment
7 aircraft types.
AeroVironment, Inc., also known as AV, is an American defense technology company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia that designs and manufactures autonomous systems, counter-UAS systems, and space systems. The company was founded in 1971 by Paul B. MacCready Jr., a designer of human-powered aircraft. The company provides the US Department of Defense and foreign militaries with small and medium-sized drones—notably the Raven, Switchblade, Wasp, and Puma. Through its acquisition of BlueHalo in 2025, the company provides directed energy and space communications systems to U.S. and foreign militaries.
- Founded
- 1971
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Simi Valley
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Aircraft types
AeroVironment Blackwing
miniature-sized reconnaissance drone
AeroVironment FQM-151 Pointer
small unmanned aerial vehicle
First flight 1988
AeroVironment Pathfinder
unmanned aerial vehicle developed by AeroVironment
First flight 1983
AeroVironment RQ-14 Dragon Eye
reconnaissance miniature UAV in use by the U.S. Marine Corps
First flight 2001
AeroVironment Switchblade 300
miniature-sized loitering munition drone
AeroVironment Switchblade 600
miniature-sized loitering munition drone
RQ-11 Raven
family of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft
First flight 2001