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Company type | Public |
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Founded | 1971 |
Founder | Paul B. MacCready Jr. |
Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia, United States |
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Number of employees | 1,214 (2022) |
Website | avinc |
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AeroVironment, Inc. is an American defense contractor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, that designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Paul B. MacCready Jr., a designer of human-powered aircraft, founded the company in 1971. The company is best known for its lightweight human-powered and solar-powered vehicles. The company is the US military's top supplier of small drones —notably the Raven, Switchblade, Wasp and Puma models.