AeroVironment gets $146 million Army contract

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By Staff Report / Thursday, May 14th, 2020 / Comments Off on AeroVironment gets $146 million Army contract

Simi Valley drone maker AeroVironment received a $146 million, multi-year contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to produce its small, tube launched, unmanned Switchblade aerosystem.  The first year of the contract has been funded in the amount of $75.9 million, AeroVironment said in a news release May 14. The first deliveries are expected in September to…

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