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Ted Wierzbanowski of AeroVironment appointed chair, ASTM F38 committee

8 January 2012
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Ted Wierzbanowski of AeroVironment appointed chair, ASTM F38 committee

A new chair for the committee shaping standards for UAS flight in the USA. Ted Wierzbanowski is a retired USAF Colonel and an experimental test pilot. He has been deeply involved in advanced aircraft development since the early 80s when he was the first Air Force test pilot/project manager for the X-29 program. During that time he also was the fighter...

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Ugandans Train on Raven UAVs

5 January 2012
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Ugandans Train on Raven UAVs

Army News Service|by Skip Vaughn REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — Uganda air force Pvt. Ronald Mudhasi locked his arm as instructed and flung the small remote-controlled airplane into the overcast sky. The Raven flew majestically above Test Area 3 but Mudhasi’s work wasn’t finished. He joined his countrymen and their instructors under a nearby canopy to help control the unmanned...

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USS Oak Hill Launches Puma AE UAV

18 December 2011
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USS Oak Hill Launches Puma AE UAV

Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 3 Detachment (Det.) 1 launched an Aqua Puma All Environment (AE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) from the weather deck of USS Oak Hill (LSD 51)  in support of Amphibious – Southern Partnership Station 2012. The Aqua Puma is a hand-launched, high-wing monoplane with an electrically driven pusher propeller capable of water landings. It can fly for...

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AeroVironment Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAV) Is the Future of the Defense Industry

18 December 2011
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AeroVironment Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAV) Is the Future of the Defense Industry

BY JACK BARNES, Global Macro Trends Specialist, Money Morning If you don’t know about AeroVironment Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), it’s a name you need to follow. My fascination with the founder of AeroVironment, which designs, develops, produces, and supports aircraft and energy systems, started when I was 12 years old. History was made that year when a man-powered aircraft flew across the English Channel for...

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AeroVironment, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2012 Second Quarter Results

6 December 2011
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AeroVironment, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2012 Second Quarter Results

MONROVIA, Calif., Dec 06, 2011  AeroVironment, Inc. AVAV -0.22% today reported financial results for its second quarter ending October 29, 2011. “Continued demand for our unmanned aircraft and efficient energy systems, combined with effective execution by our team, produced second quarter revenue of $80.4 million, a year-over-year increase of 26%, and earnings per diluted share of $0.30, up from $0.01 a year...

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AeroVironment Introduces the Qube Small Unmanned Aircraft System for Public Safety Professionals

27 October 2011
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AeroVironment Introduces the Qube Small Unmanned Aircraft System for Public Safety Professionals

AeroVironment Introduces the Qube Small Unmanned Aircraft System for Public Safety Professionals; Announces Test and Evaluation Program • First solution tailored to law enforcement, first response and other public safety missions from the leading supplier of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) • Based on proven small UAS experience with hundreds of thousands of operating hours supporting U.S. and allied...

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AeroVironment Receives $7.3 Million Order for Puma Unmanned Aircraft System Support Services

20 October 2011
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AeroVironment Receives $7.3 Million Order for Puma Unmanned Aircraft System Support Services

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) today announced that it has received a $7,298,530 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the United States Army. This contract establishes a not-to-exceed amount for digital Puma® All Environment (AE)unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) contractor logistics support services in support of a Joint Urgent Operational Need Statement. The services are scheduled to be provided within the next 12 months. The United States...

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U.S. Flew Kamikaze Drones Against Taliban

19 October 2011
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U.S. Flew Kamikaze Drones Against Taliban

Bloomberg report that the AeroVironment Switchblade has been deployed in anger. Perhaps this is part of the requirement for more small UAS mentioned by Col. Robert Sova at the AUSA show earlier this month. Then it was suggested more Ravens and Pumas were needed. Factor in this platform and its probably going to be a bumper year for the Monrovia...

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AeroVironment win Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award

11 October 2011
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AeroVironment win Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award

Imagine building a tiny hummingbird-sized surveillance aircraft. Now imagine that this remote-controlled drone can not only hover or fly in any direction, but also go in and out of open doorways – all while capturing everything on digital video. If you could build something like that you’d want to call … well, Popular Mechanics, right? As it turns out,...

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AeroVironment Receives $6.9 Million Order from United States Air Force for Raven Unmanned Aircraft Systems

27 September 2011
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AeroVironment Receives $6.9 Million Order from United States Air Force for Raven Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Air Force to equip Security Forces with Raven systems AeroVironment, Inc. today announced that it received a $6,874,175 firm-fixed-price order from the U.S. Air Force under an existing contract with the U.S. Army. The order comprises new digital Raven(R) small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and initial spares packages. The systems and spares packages are scheduled for delivery within the next...

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