AeroVironment, also known as AV, is an American defense technology company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. It was founded in 1971 by Paul B. MacCready Jr., a designer of human-powered aircraft, and it designs and manufactures autonomous systems, counter-UAS systems and space systems. Its customers include the US Department of Defense and foreign militaries, which it supplies with small and medium-sized drones such as the Raven, Switchblade, Wasp and Puma. As a maker of vehicles it is known for a line of experimental aircraft, among them the human-powered Gossamer Condor and Gossamer Albatross, the solar-powered Gossamer Penguin and Solar Challenger, and the NASA Pathfinder, Centurion and Helios Prototype solar-electric unmanned aircraft built under the ERAST program. In 2025 it completed its acquisition of BlueHalo, adding directed energy and space communications systems to its range.
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is an American defense technology company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia
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The company was founded in 1971 by Paul B. MacCready Jr., a designer of human-powered aircraft.
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The company provides the US Department of Defense and foreign militaries with small and medium-sized drones
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is an American defense technology company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia
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AeroVironment, Inc. developed the vehicles under NASA's Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) program.
AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven (Wikipedia)
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is manufactured by AeroVironment
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma (Wikipedia)
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It is produced by AeroVironment.
AeroVironment Wasp III (Wikipedia)
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It was designed by AeroVironment Inc.
AeroVironment Switchblade (Wikipedia)
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designed by AeroVironment
AeroVironment FQM-151 Pointer (Wikipedia)
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It was designed by AeroVironment Incorporated
AeroVironment Nano Hummingbird (Wikipedia)
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developed in the United States by AeroVironment, Inc.
AeroVironment Global Observer (Wikipedia)
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designed by AeroVironment (AV)
NASA Pathfinder (Wikipedia)
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AeroVironment, Inc. developed the vehicles
MacCready Solar Challenger (Wikipedia)
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designed by Paul MacCready's AeroVironment
MacCready Gossamer Penguin (Wikipedia)
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created by Paul MacCready's AeroVironment
MacCready Gossamer Condor (Wikipedia)
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Its design was led by Paul MacCready of AeroVironment, Inc.
MacCready Gossamer Albatross (Wikipedia)
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built by American aeronautical engineer Paul B. MacCready's company AeroVironment
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