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AeroVironment Wins $13M USAF Award

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Monrovia, California-based Aerovironment , which develops unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the military market, reports that it has received a $13M contract from the United States Air Force. According to AeroVironment, the new contract award covers support of Latin America and Caribbean nations with its RQ-11B Raven drone.

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AeroVironment Deploys UAV With Royal Canadian Navy

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Monrovia, California-based Aerovironment , which develops unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the military and other markets, reported a win this week with the Royal Canadian Navy. Financial details of the contract were not announced.

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AeroVironment Wins $44.5M Contract

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Monrovia-based unmanned aircraft systems developer AeroVironment reports that it has received a big, $44.5M contract for its Puma II AE platform, with an un-nnamed, major country in the Middle East. According to Aerovironment, the deal is the largest-ever international contract for the company.

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Aerovironment Accused Of Covering Up Explosives On Commercial Airliner

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Monrovia-based unmanned aerial vehicle maker Aerovironment has been accused of covering up an incident where its employees transported a drone, rigged with explosives, on a commercial flight, according to a report from Bloomberg. government.

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Aerovironment Aims At $248M Army Award

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Monrovia, California-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) maker Aerovironment reported on Monday that it has been selected to compete on a "task order" for the U.S. Army, for unmanned aerial aircraft.

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Aerovironment Ups Contract Win By $38.3M

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Monrovia-based unmanned aerial vehicle maker Aerovironment reported Thursday that it has received a number of awards and options on its contract with the United States Army, for its Switchblade tactical missile systems, which increase the total contract ceiling for its existing contract by $38.3M, to a total of $102.1M.

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AeroVironment Gets Win In Australia

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Monrovia, California-based AeroVironment reported a win in Australia, with the Australian Armed Forces, for its Wasp AE Micro Air Vehicle (RQ-12A), the company said on Monday. Financial impact of the win was not announced. AeroVironment's RQ-12A is a 2.8 pound aerial vehicle with color and infrared video capability.

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