AeroVironment Receives $16 Million Order for Raven Unmanned Aircraft Systems Contractor Logistics Support

MONROVIA, Calif., Sep 08, 2011  AeroVironment, Inc. today announced that it received a $15,909,962 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract order on September 1, 2011, under an existing contract with the U.S. Army. The order comprises Army contractor logistics support for Raven systems. The logistics support services are scheduled to be delivered within the next several months.

“Raven unmanned aircraft systems continue to provide valuable situational awareness directly to our warfighters, increasing mission effectiveness and safety,” said Tom Herring, AeroVironment senior vice president and general manager, Unmanned Aircraft Systems. “We remain focused on providing our customers with battle-proven Raven systems and support services to enable success.”