AeroVironment, Inc. - Common Stock (AVAV)

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AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global defense technology leader delivering software-enabled disruptive autonomous systems, today announced AV_Halo™, a hardware-agnostic software platform that unifies the company's suite of mission-ready software tools — to include multi-domain command and control (C2), AI-enhanced intelligence analysis, synthetic training, and autonomous targeting — into a single open-standards software ecosystem capable of integrating with any other battle management systems. AV_Halo provides a modular, mission-ready suite of AI-powered software tools that empowers warfighters to dominate the mission–across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains.

PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - Drones and UAVs have disrupted a wide array of uses across various sectors, including agriculture, surveying, military operations, public safety and commercial applications. Drones and their operations allow for tasks such as aerial photography and mapping, infrastructure inspection, wildlife conservation, and delivering medical supplies to inaccessible areas. An article by industry watcher, Fact.MR illustrated a good example saying that: “The drone surveying market is expected to continue to gain momentum due to increasing demand for aerial intelligence and high-precision mapping across major sectors such as agriculture, mining, construction, and environmental monitoring. Fact.MR analysis indicates that the industry will be valued at USD 1.97 billion in 2025 and will grow to USD 11.49 billion by 2035, at a strong CAGR of 19.3% during the period.” It continued: “Technological improvements in LiDAR, thermal imaging, and real-time stream of data over the past three years have dramatically improved safety and efficiency in drone surveying. Drones are increasingly being employed by governments and institutions for commercial use as they are safe, accurate, and cost-effective. Fact.MR believes that support from the authorities, especially in Europe and North America, is fueling commercial usage with better codes in the law.”   Active Companies in the drone industries include ZenaTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZENA), Mobilicom Limited (NASDAQ: MOB), Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY), AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE: JOBY).

AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced the successful delivery of the first two mobile counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) prototype Laser Weapon System (LWS) to the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) as part of the first increment of the Army Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser (AMP-HEL) prototyping effort. The AMP-HEL prototype systems feature AV’s 20kW-class LOCUST™ LWS integrated on the General Motors Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) platform–a significant advancement in mobile, frontline C-UAS capabilities.

AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in all-domain defense technologies, today announced a marketing sponsorship with the Washington Commanders.

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AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) will report its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, which ended August 2, 2025, after the market closes on September 9, 2025. Management will host a conference call and live audio webcast at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time that same day to discuss the results.

PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - The Latest and Greatest Drone Technology is rapidly becoming a valuable tool across various levels of government, military and defense, offering a wide and increasing range of capabilities and advantages across a growing number of applications. Drones are now being extensively used in military operations for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), reducing the risk to human personnel in dangerous environments. They can also be equipped with payloads for electronic warfare, communication relays, and land surveying operations. In a recent article published by ConduitStreet.org; “While drones have become well-established tools in public safety operations—particularly for emergency response and law enforcement—their utility in government operations is rapidly expanding into diverse and impactful areas. These include infrastructure inspection, land surveying, environmental monitoring, traffic management, and even public communication during events.” The US Department of Defense operates the "Blue UAS" program to identify and approve drones meeting stringent security and operational standards for military and federal applications. Drones are also being used for tasks such as border control surveillance, managing traffic congestion, storm tracking and forecasting, delivering essential supplies in emergencies, and mapping inaccessible terrain. Artificial intelligence and automation are expected to play an increasingly important role, enabling drones to perform tasks far more efficiently and operate autonomously. Active Companies in the drone industries include ZenaTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZENA), ParaZero Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PRZO), Unusual Machines (NYSE: UMAC), AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS).

AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV), a leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, today announced the successful delivery of its Group 2 P550™ small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) to the U.S. Army as part of the Long-Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program to support training and operations for Transformation in Contact (TiC) brigades. This initial delivery includes multiple P550 systems along with new equipment training and training master trainers to ensure mission readiness and rapid integration into the US Army TiC Brigades and other designated units.

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AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) (the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its upsized underwritten public offering of 3,528,226 shares of its common stock (the “Common Stock”) at a public offering price of $248.00 per share (such offering, the “Common Stock Offering”), and its upsized underwritten public offering of $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 0% convertible senior notes due 2030 (the “Convertible Notes” and such offering, the “Convertible Notes Offering”). The aggregate net proceeds to the Company from the Common Stock Offering and the Convertible Notes Offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and other estimated offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $1.47 billion. The Company expects to use approximately $965.3 million of the net proceeds from the Common Stock Offering and the Convertible Notes Offering to repay indebtedness under its term loan and outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility, and the remainder for general corporate purposes, including to increase manufacturing capacity.

PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - Drone as a Service (DaaS) is a cloud-based service that enables users to access and control drones remotely. It provides a platform for users to manage their drones, store data, and access analytics. DaaS allows users to access a wide range of drone-related services, such as flight planning, data collection, and analytics. It also provides users with the ability to monitor and control their drones in real-time. A report from ResearchAndMarkets said that: “The overall drones as a service market will reach $179.3 billion by 2030. Surveillance and monitoring will be the largest revenue opportunity through 2030. High potential industry verticals include construction, insurance, aerospace and real estate. Surveillance and mapping remain largest opportunities with maintenance and inspection rapidly gaining ground as high ROI solution. Developing countries are fastest growing for many solutions due largely to substantial cost avoidance for expensive professional services.” It continued: “The evolution of cloud computing has fostered the "as a service" delivery model. This framework provides computational capabilities - be it processing power, storage, or specialized software - as a service that can be accessed over a network, typically the internet. This "as a service" approach has proven to be an exceptionally adaptable and scalable method for organizations to introduce and expand their computational capabilities without the upfront investment and management overhead associated with traditional IT infrastructure.” Active Companies in the drone industries include ZenaTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZENA), Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCAT), AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE: UAVS), Unusual Machines (NYSE: UMAC), AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV).

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) (the “Company”) today announced proposed underwritten public offerings of $750,000,000 of shares of its common stock (the “Common Stock” and, such offering, the “Common Stock Offering”) and $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its convertible senior notes due 2030 (the “Convertible Notes” and such offering, the “Convertible Notes Offering”).

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AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) announced today that its Wildcat uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has achieved a series of development milestones in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Early VTOL Aircraft Demonstration (EVADE). Wildcat has successfully completed VTOL-to-forward-flight transitions, validated its core flight and propulsion systems, and begun integrating critical mission payloads—demonstrating rapid progress toward an operationally relevant capability.

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AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) (“AeroVironment” or the “Company”) reported today financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and year ended April 30, 2025.

PALM BEACH, Fla., July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - Two recent actions by the White House and the Department of Defense have been issued to cut the “Red Tape” and Unleash American Drone Dominance. An article in TheHill.com said that: “Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a new directive to fast-track U.S. drone production and “cut red tape,” he announced in a video posted to social media. A new Pentagon memo outlined the U.S. military’s need to keep pace as global military drone production has skyrocketed lately, and the war between Russia and Ukraine has revealed the increasing importance of using more drones for modern warfare. Hegseth made the announcement of the major overhaul in U.S. military drone policy in a social media video where he can be seen flanked by operating drones. Hegseth said the Pentagon is cutting “red tape” and speeding up production. He also said he wants service members from all branches of the military to be trained in drone operations. “We were brought here to rebuild the military and match capabilities to the threats of today,” said Hegseth. “So while our adversaries have produced millions of cheap drones before us, we were mired in bureaucratic red tape, not anymore.” Also an Executive Order from the White House on June 6, 2025 addressed the issue to Unleash American Drone Dominance. It said, in part: “The Department of Defense must be able to procure, integrate, and train using low-cost, high-performing drones manufactured in the United States.” Active companies in the markets this week include: Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) (CSE: DPRO), ZenaTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZENA), Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCAT), AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), Unusual Machines, Inc. (NYSE American: UMAC).

PALM BEACH, Fla., June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) imagery service providers have been offering innovative opportunities for businesses in the construction & agriculture industries and widening their potential application base to enable predictive and actuation capabilities. These capabilities offer significant advantages, such as quality improvements, risk mitigation, and cost reduction, thereby providing a competitive advantage to adopters. Drones and their sensors provide companies with significant data, multiplying applications and capabilities within their business processes. Analyzing the obtained information improves predictive/preventive maintenance and operational intelligence. Companies increasingly adopt data management platforms to process and analyze information for detecting and classifying notable events and creating reports. A report from Grand View Research said that the global drone data services market size is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 39.0% through 2030. The market growth is attributed to the increasing need for drone information analysis amongst businesses worldwide to perform various critical tasks remotely, such as automated mapping, cadastral surveying, corridor surveying, volumetric calculations, and LiDAR mapping. Active Companies in the markets today include ZenaTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZENA), Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS), AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), AIRO Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRO), EHang Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: EH).

AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hans Christian Andersen Aiport in Odense, Denmark–home to the UAS Denmark Test Center–to explore joint utilization of the center’s expansive airspace and advanced test facilities. The agreement aims to leverage UAS Denmark’s strategic range and infrastructure to support AV’s uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) demonstration operations, mission training, and customer integration activities across the region.

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AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) delivered company-owned, company-operated (COCO) maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services in support of the U.S. Navy’s 4th Fleet as part of Operation Southern Spear. AV’s JUMP® 20 medium uncrewed aircraft system (MUAS) was deployed across the Caribbean and southern Atlantic region, providing persistent ISR where it actively tracked potential illicit activities within the 4th Fleet’s jurisdiction.

PALM BEACH, Fla., June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) applauded executive orders advancing U.S. leadership in drones on what they called an historic day for advanced aviation. AUVSI represents leaders from more than 60 countries across industry, government, and academia in the defense, civil and commercial sectors. AUVSI has long advocated for many of these reforms through active engagement with the White House, public comments, Congressional testimony, and federal agency engagement. An outpouring of support from AUVSI member companies highlights the strong industry consensus on the Executive Orders and their significance for the future of autonomous aviation. Active Companies in the markets today include ZenaTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZENA), Unusual Machines, Inc. (NYSE American: UMAC), AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), RTX Corporation (NYSE: RTX).