AeroVironment
Sign in to saveAeroVironment, Inc., also known as AV, is an American defense technology company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia that designs and manufactures autonomous systems, counter-UAS systems, and space systems. The company was founded in 1971 by Paul B. MacCready Jr., a designer of human-powered aircraft. The company provides the US Department of Defense and foreign militaries with small and medium-sized drones—notably the Raven, Switchblade, Wasp, and Puma. Through its acquisition of BlueHalo in 2025, the company provides directed energy and space communications systems to U.S. and foreign milit
Key facts
- Company.logo
- AV-Logo.svg
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.name
- AeroVironment, Inc.
- Company.hq_location
- Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
- Company.founder
- Paul B. MacCready Jr.
- Company.revenue
- US$820.6 million (FY2025)
- Company.operating_income
- US$146.4 million (FY2025)
- Company.net_income
- US$43.6 million (FY2025)
- Company.assets
- US$1.1 billion (FY2025)
- Company.equity
- US$887 million (2025)
- Company.num_employees
- 3,750 (2025)
via Wikipedia infobox
Company
AVAV- Industry
- Aircraft
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- State of incorporation
- DE
- Entity type
- operating
- Fiscal year end
- Apr 30
- Latest filing
- SD · 2026-06-01
- Jurisdiction
- US-DE
- Headquarters
- Simi Valley, US
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1971
- Location
- Monrovia, United States
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.422109.c · ISNI 0000 0004 6016 4250
Official website
AeroVironment: Proven Solutions Across Every Domain - AeroVironment
AV is a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Loitering Munition Systems, Unmanned Ground Vehicles used for surveillance and reconnaissance by the United States Military, U.S. allies and Commercial Industries. AV also manufactures High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellites.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- public company
- Country
- United States
- Founded by
- Paul MacCready
- Headquarters
- Simi Valley
- Owned by
- Dimensional Fund Advisors
- Industry
- aerospace industry
- Stock exchange
- Nasdaq
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation
- Official website
- www.avinc.com
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- inception
- 1971-01-01
- Commons category
- AeroVironment
- MAC Address Block Large ID
- 001AF9
- name in native language
- AeroVironment
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AeroVironment, Inc., also known as AV, is an American defense technology company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia that designs and manufactures autonomous systems, counter-UAS systems, and space systems. The company was founded in 1971 by Paul B. MacCready Jr., a designer of human-powered aircraft. The company provides the US Department of Defense and foreign militaries with small and medium-sized drones—notably the Raven, Switchblade, Wasp, and Puma. Through its acquisition of BlueHalo in 2025, the company provides directed energy and space communications systems to U.S. and foreign militaries.
As of 2026, the comapny's market cap was $10B.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “AeroVironment” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.