AeroVironment

Public issuer filings

AeroVironment Inc · SEC CIK 0001368622 · Ticker AVAV · Nasdaq

Use the original annual and quarterly reports to research business segments, customers, risk factors and financial statements. These are company-wide disclosures; they do not establish a specific defense product, contract or current financial-health assessment.

10-K · filed 2026-06-29 ↗ · reporting period ended 2026-04-30. Accession 0001104659-26-078906.

10-Q · filed 2026-09-10 ↗ · reporting period ended 2026-08-01. Accession 0001104659-26-106423.

What does AeroVironment offer?

AeroVironment's published portfolio spans unmanned systems, reconnaissance, precision strike, counter-UAS, directed energy and mission software. Listed products include Puma 3 AE, JUMP 20-X and several Switchblade configurations. Those are different product and mission families, so an aircraft carrying a reconnaissance sensor should be evaluated against a comparable offering rather than against a loitering munition simply because both appear under the company name.

Questions for a shortlist

Name the exact system, payload, ground control and support package. Ask which training, spares, consumables, software and integrations are included, and which documented customer use applies to that configuration. For a partnership, identify the relevant product team and interface. Company-level awards can span the portfolio and should be checked before attributing them to a particular aircraft or munition.

At a glance

Location

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Capabilities

Autonomous systems, Aerospace systems, Mission software

Markets

Defense, National security, Aerospace

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Research related technology sectors

• Autonomous Systems
• Defense Software and AI
• Drones and Uncrewed Systems
• Propulsion and Hypersonics

What federal contract awards are matched to AeroVironment?

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Patent publications

30 patent publications.

• Fleet controller for multiple types of uncrewed vehiclesUS 12687861 B2 · Utility patent grant · Jul 21, 2026
• Autorotating payload delivery deviceUS 12662241 B2 · Utility patent grant · Jun 23, 2026
• Autorotating payload delivery deviceUS 12649569 B2 · Utility patent grant · Jun 9, 2026
• Method of flight plan optimization of a high altitude long endurance aircraftUS 12613096 B2 · Utility patent grant · Apr 28, 2026
• System and method for interception and countering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS)US 12596371 B2 · Utility patent grant · Apr 7, 2026