AV selected for U.S. Army next-generation counter-UAS missile program
Evidence notes
- AV was selected to deliver the U.S. Army's Next-Generation Counter-UAS Missile and received a $95.9 million contract through the Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office.
- The award ties AV directly to the Long-Range Kinetic Interceptor program rather than a general technology demonstration.
- It expands AV's defense position beyond drones and loitering munitions into kinetic counter-UAS systems.
Company context
AeroVironment, branded AV, is a U.S. defence technology company spanning autonomous systems, loitering munitions, counter-UAS, directed energy, space, cyber and electronic warfare.