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AeroVironment’s Titan MS system. (Image courtesy of AV)

Pentagon awards $80M task order for AI-enabled tech to defend Air Force bases against small drones

The task order will be executed under a new $500 million IDIQ contract.

3 days ago By Jon Harper

(Source: Getty Images) — Aerial view of the Pentagon. (Getty Images)

Pentagon awards $500M contract for counter-drone tech to AeroVironment

The Pentagon announcement about the award listed Army Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal in Michigan as the contracting activity.

Jul 2, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

Army awards deal to AV for new Switchblade 400 kamikaze drone to support LASSO program

The Army has awarded AeroVironment a prototype agreement for the drone maker’s latest Switchblade variant.

May 4, 2026 By Jon Harper

Helicopter launching a Mayhem 10 drone. (Image courtesy of AeroVironment)

AeroVironment launches new Mayhem drone product line

AeroVironment describes its new Mayhem 10 platform as an “autonomous, multi-role launched effects system.”

Apr 15, 2026 By Jon Harper

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George join “Fox and Friends” to discuss the new Department of Defense memorandum on Army transformation and acquisition reform, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 1, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Army buys Red Dragon long-range attack drones

The service also awarded AeroVironment another contract for its P550 reconnaissance drone.

Mar 23, 2026 By Jon Harper

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Aguilar, members of Joint Interagency Task Force 401 and the Federal Aviation Administration, and key leaders from White Sands Missile Range, N.M., support a high-energy laser test using the AMP-HEL system March 7, 2026. (Courtesy Photo)

Inside a ‘first of its kind’ counter-drone laser test in the American desert

JIATF 401 and the FAA, along with about half a dozen other agencies, conducted the test between March 7-8, an evaluation fast-tracked by back-to-back incidents involving counter-drone…

Mar 16, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brian Kimani, a Kenya native, and a crew chief with Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, launches a RQ-20B Puma unmanned aircraft system during a gunnery qualification range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 23, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston Morris).

Marine Corps looking into new medium-range tactical drone as it pushes small UAS capabilities

In the request for information, officials wrote that the drone should be able to launch from stationary and mobile platforms, such as amphibious ships.

Feb 17, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

A Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle launches from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock. (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Buliavac)

Navy identifies 4 vendors to compete for COCO drone ISR services

AeroVironment (AV), Shield AI, Insitu and Textron are expected to compete for delivery orders.

Nov 25, 2025 By Jon Harper

DIU taps 4 vendors — including Ukrainian firms — for long-range kamikaze drones

The program — dubbed Artemis — was initiated in response to emerging trends on modern battlefields across the world.

Mar 14, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Army, AeroVironment ink nearly $1B contract for Switchblade killer drones

The company will provide multiple variants of the weapons under a new IDIQ contract.

Aug 28, 2024 By Jon Harper