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AeroVironment is a robotics company founded 1971, based in United States, developing 1 robot primarily in the Drone category.
CAPITAL & EVIDENCE
AeroVironment has no confirmed funding round on file and has 3 known customers, none yet tied to a specific model.
Shipped
3 known customers — no deployment yet tied to a specific model
Used by
Named in a public source that did not say which model
- US Marines· United Statesthedefensepost.com
- US Army· United Statesbusinessinsider.com
- Department of Defense· United Statesusaspending.gov
Also cited
- U.S. Department of Defenseen.wikipedia.org ↗
- U.S. Army· 2025avinc.com ↗
Defense technology leader delivering autonomous systems across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains
AeroVironment designs and manufactures unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), loitering munitions, counter-UAS technologies, directed energy systems, and space-based platforms for the U.S. Department of Defense and allied militaries. Notable products include the Raven, Switchblade, Wasp, and Puma tactical drones, as well as the Nano Hummingbird micro-aerial vehicle. The company also developed the NASA Centurion and Helios solar-powered high-altitude aircraft. Through its 2025 acquisition of BlueHalo, AeroVironment expanded into directed energy and space communications systems.
Active products
1
RoboIndex
55.96
RoboScore 55.96 + Momentum 0.00
Company facts
- HQ
- Arlington, United States
- Founded
- 1971 · 55 yrs
- Website
- www.avinc.com
RoboScore
55.96 RoboScore + 0.00 Momentum· Strong evidence
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5 of 6 factors known. How it's calculated
On the company boards
- #11 of 26·Drone·best robot 55.82 + depth 0.00 + news 0.00 = total 55.82
A board total ranks makers within one category. It is built from the best robot's RoboScore, a capped credit for more ranked robots, and news. It is not this company's RoboIndex above. How boards work
Milestones
Acquired BlueHalo, expanding into directed energy and space communications systems
Delivered JLTV-mounted LOCUST Laser Weapon Systems to U.S. Army
Founded by Paul B. MacCready Jr., designer of human-powered aircraft
Press coverage
- AV Delivers JLTV-Mounted LOCUST Laser Weapon Systems to U.S. Army
AeroVironment Press Release · Dec 2025
Public loss record
US makers file into registers that compel reporting — device adverse events to the FDA, driverless crashes to NHTSA, workplace deaths to OSHA. A maker with no record here has genuinely not had one filed against it.
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