AEVEX

Facilities & manufacturing

• Facility

  2025-08-05 - AEVEX launched a Drone Factory of the Future following its acquisition of RapidFlight assets.

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Orders & commitments

• Order / commitment

  2026-10-21 - AEVEX states that modifications increased the existing GARC contract to approximately $350M through June 2027. - AEVEX’s existing GARC programme contract after multiple 2026 modifications; not a new standalone award or recognized revenue.

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• Order / commitment

  2026-05-13 - AEVEX secured an $18.5 million U.S. Air Force order to deliver additive-manufactured Group 3 UAS and engineering services. - Group 3 UAS - Group 3 UAS and engineering services order

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Supply chain relationships

• Persistent Systems

  Inbound - Communications - Persistent Wave Relay networking was integrated in AEVEX Atlas and selected for its Mako and Mako Lite platforms

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• Doodle Labs

  Inbound - Communications - AEVEX integrated Doodle Labs Mesh Rider radios across Atlas, Dominator Group 2 UAS and unmanned surface vehicle platforms

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• X-Bow Systems

  Inbound - robotic motion components - X-Bow is contracted to supply RATO kits for AEVEX Disruptor under a $12.2 million award

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• United States Air Force

  Outbound - Equipment - AEVEX supplies advanced unmanned mission-support systems and services for U.S. Air Force $50 million contract

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• AVEX - NYSE - USD

• Roger Wells - Chief Executive Officer - Leads AEVEX's uncrewed systems, mission solutions, and defense technology business.
• Todd Booth - Chief Financial Officer - Leads AEVEX's global finance organization and capital strategy.
• Dan Talati - Chief of Staff - Supports corporate execution for AEVEX using experience in airborne operations, government procurement, and strategic planning.
• Brett Hush - SVP, Tactical Systems - Leads AEVEX's tactical systems work for unmanned and precision-strike applications.
• Brian Raduenz - Executive Chairman and Founder - Advises AEVEX leadership on strategy, partnerships, innovation, M&A, and growth after founding and scaling the company.

Events

• 2026-10-21 - Market Signal - AEVEX disputes GARC order-halt reports and outlines continuing Navy work

  The acquired BlackSea business fulfilled its 2025 delivery obligation with 325 GARC vessels. The US Navy’s GARC fleet has logged more than 25,000 cumulative on-water operating hours. Current contract work includes new mission packages, while Chaser and Comet are separate next-generation vessel programmes.

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• 2026-10-08 - Contract Award - VideoRay selected for AEVEX-led Navy mine-countermeasure prototype

  The Defender launched and recovered autonomously from an unmanned surface vessel, with operators supervising from a ground control station. Trials covered target investigation, simulated neutralisation and post-action assessment, alongside autonomous vessel transit and stationkeeping. The selection followed a Navy and Defense Innovation Unit challenge in which BlackSea, now AEVEX Maritime Systems, was one of three prize winners.

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• 2026-09-23 - Product Launch - AEVEX announces Specter jet-powered autonomous UAS under development

  A swappable nose is designed to accommodate kinetic, non-kinetic, electronic-warfare and ISR payloads. AEVEX says the architecture draws on its CompassX autonomy stack and experience from thousands of fielded unmanned systems. Divergent’s DAPS digital manufacturing system is being incorporated during development to support rapid iteration and scalable production.

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• 2026-09-09 - Contract Award - AEVEX secures $20.5M in one-way attack system awards

  The awards combine system deliveries with engineering, development and integration work for future capability. AEVEX says the systems will support both operational and training environments. The company ties the work to its autonomy software, modular deployment architecture and U.S. manufacturing capacity.

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• 2026-09-08 - Acquisition - AEVEX completes acquisition of BlackSea Technologies

  BlackSea reports more than 350 uncrewed surface vehicles delivered and over 25,000 operational hours. Its Baltimore facility can produce roughly 40 USVs per month. The transaction was announced Aug. 12; this event records the Sept. 8 closing.

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• 2026-09-02 - Partnership - AEVEX and Divergent collaborate on scalable autonomous UAS production

  The work combines AEVEX unmanned-system requirements and integration experience with Divergent's DAPS manufacturing platform. DAPS integrates AI-enabled design optimization, additive manufacturing, robotic assembly and model-driven certification. The companies will explore architectures and processes intended to reduce part count, compress development timelines and support scalable production.

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• 2026-08-25 - Contract Award - AEVEX receives $77.77M U.S. Army Casper systems IDIQ

  The award covers Casper 1 and Casper 3 uncrewed systems plus associated support equipment. Field-service representatives are included in the contract scope. The official contract notice gives a January 31, 2027 completion date.

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• 2026-08-20 - Contract Award - AEVEX receives $41M one-way attack systems award

  The award covers delivery of one-way attack systems and draws on AEVEX design, engineering and manufacturing capabilities. AEVEX described the contract as a new government award supporting U.S. government customers.

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• 2026-08-12 - Acquisition - AEVEX agrees to acquire BlackSea Technologies for up to $650 million

  The proposed consideration comprises about $250 million in cash, $350 million in AEVEX stock and an earnout of up to $50 million. BlackSea develops uncrewed surface and underwater vehicles and reports manufacturing capacity of roughly 40 USVs per month. The transaction would add surface and subsea platforms to AEVEX’s existing airborne autonomous-systems portfolio.

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• 2026-07-28 - Commercial Order - AEVEX secures $88.1m in precision-strike production orders

  The awards cover production of long-range precision-strike systems for undisclosed U.S. government customers. The disclosed $88.1 million is the combined value of the new orders, separate from AEVEX's other 2026 awards.

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• 2026-06-30 - Contract Award - AEVEX wins $50M U.S. Air Force unmanned mission-support contract

  The contract includes $27 million in initial funding. AEVEX described the award as support for operationally meaningful unmanned-system capabilities.

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• 2026-05-18 - Contract Award - AEVEX wins $18.5 million U.S. Air Force one-way-attack contract

  The production contract also includes support by AEVEX engineering and field services teams. The order supports deployment of AEVEX’s additive ‑ manufactured Group 3 unmanned aircraft systems , which leverage advanced 3D‑printing processes to enable scalable production and rapid fielding.

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• 2026-05-13 - Contract Award - AEVEX secures $18.5 million U.S. Air Force order for UAS and engineering services

  AEVEX secured an $18.5 million order to deliver unmanned aircraft systems and engineering services to the U.S. Air Force. The order supports additive-manufactured Group 3 UAS designed for scalable production and rapid fielding. AEVEX positioned the work within its autonomous systems, launched-effects, unmanned-platform, and defense-manufacturing portfolio.

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• 2026-05-05 - Partnership - AEVEX joins Persistent Systems Wave Relay ecosystem

  AEVEX is integrating Wave Relay networking into its Atlas unmanned aircraft and Mako and Mako Lite unmanned surface vessels. The integration is intended to connect air, surface and ground nodes through one mobile ad hoc network. Persistent Systems positioned the work as an expansion of its modular ecosystem for multi-domain unmanned operations.

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• 2026-04-07 - Contract Award - X-Bow wins $12.2 million AEVEX drone propulsion contract

  The production contract is valued at $12.2 million. X-Bow will deliver hundreds of kits and thousands of motors and components. The programme uses X-Bow's RATO2 system and additive-manufactured solid propellant.

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• 2025-08-05 - Facility Opening - AEVEX launches Drone Factory of the Future after RapidFlight asset acquisition

  AEVEX announced a Drone Factory of the Future after acquiring RapidFlight assets. The move added manufacturing and digital-production capacity for uncrewed-aircraft programmes.

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• 2025-04-30 - Product Launch - TSC launches Nathusius commercial unmanned aircraft

  The aircraft combines autonomous takeoff and landing with semi-autonomous point-and-click operation. Internal payload storage and provision for customer-selected sense-and-avoid technologies support mission customization. Target applications include maritime research, disaster relief, infrastructure monitoring and environmental surveys.

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Relationships

• Divergent Technologies

  Autonomous UAS Development Partner - AEVEX and Divergent are co-developing an autonomous UAS platform and digitally defined production approach.

• Persistent Systems

  Wave Relay Unmanned Platform Integrator - Persistent Wave Relay networking was integrated in AEVEX Atlas and selected for its Mako and Mako Lite platforms.

• BlackSea Technologies

  Acquirer - AEVEX completed its acquisition of BlackSea Technologies on Sept. 8; BlackSea now operates as AEVEX Maritime Systems.

• Undisclosed U.S. government customers

  Commercial Order - AEVEX secured $88.1 million in new production orders for long-range precision-strike systems.

• United States Air Force

  Unmanned Mission Customer - AEVEX received a $50 million U.S. Air Force contract to expand unmanned mission-support capabilities.

• U.S. Air Force

  Supplier - AEVEX secured an $18.5 million order to deliver additive-manufactured Group 3 UAS and engineering services to the U.S. Air Force.

• VideoRay

  Mine Countermeasure Prototype Subcontractor - VideoRay is supporting AEVEX’s selected Navy mine-countermeasure prototype team with Mission Specialist Defender following over-the-horizon trials.

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Shared workflows

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Context tags

• Drone reconnaissance - Workflow
• Defence UAV builder - Stack Layer
• Autonomous drone systems participation - Workflow - AEVEX supplies autonomous unmanned systems spanning precision-strike aircraft, long-endurance aerial platforms, and unmanned surface vessels. https://aevex.com/unmanned-systems/

• VideoRay selected for AEVEX-led Navy mine-countermeasure prototype

  2026-10-08 · Order / contract · VideoRay will support an AEVEX-led U.S. Navy prototype programme following over-the-horizon trials of its Mission Specialist Defender remotely operated vehicle.

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• AEVEX secures $20.5M in one-way attack system awards

  2026-09-09 · Order / contract · AEVEX secured $20.5 million in new U.S. government awards covering delivery and further development of one-way attack unmanned systems. · $20.5M award/order

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• AEVEX receives $77.77M U.S. Army Casper systems IDIQ

  2026-08-25 · Order / contract · The U.S. Army awarded AEVEX a $77.77 million firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Casper 1 and Casper 3 systems, support equipment and field-service representatives.

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• AEVEX receives $41M one-way attack systems award

  2026-08-20 · Order / contract · AEVEX received a $41 million U.S. government award to deliver one-way attack systems for undisclosed government customers.

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• AEVEX secures $88.1m in precision-strike production orders

  2026-07-28 · Order / contract · AEVEX secured new production orders totaling $88.1 million for long-range precision-strike systems for U.S. government customers.

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• AEVEX wins $50M U.S. Air Force unmanned mission-support contract

  2026-06-30 · Order / contract · AEVEX received a $50 million U.S. Air Force contract to expand unmanned mission-support capabilities.

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• AEVEX wins $18.5 million U.S. Air Force one-way-attack contract

  2026-05-18 · Order / contract · The U.S. Air Force awarded AEVEX an $18.5 million contract for autonomous one-way-attack aircraft and support services.

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• AEVEX secures $18.5 million U.S. Air Force order for UAS and engineering services

  2026-05-13 · Order / contract · AEVEX secured an $18.5 million order to deliver additive-manufactured Group 3 UAS and engineering services to the U.S. Air Force.

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• X-Bow wins $12.2 million AEVEX drone propulsion contract

  2026-04-07 · Order / contract · X-Bow received a $12.2 million contract to produce RATO kits, rocket motors and components for AEVEX's Disruptor drone.

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