Air Warfare

AeroVironment will supply Puma 3 AE sUAS to two US-allied nations

21st September 2022

AeroVironment has received two firm-fixed-price US DoD FMS contracts worth $20.87 million.

Uncrewed Vehicles

US Army orders more RQ-20B Puma 3 AE small UASs from AeroVironment

25th July 2022

AeroVironment is providing almost 50 more RQ-20B Puma 3 AE small UASs to the US Army.

Uncrewed Vehicles

AeroVironment to provide Uzbeks with Puma 3 AE

1st February 2022

Unit price figures from Shephard indicate that Uzbekistan will receive about 40 RQ-20B Puma 3 AE small UASs under the FMS programme.

Uncrewed Vehicles

Kosovo awaits Puma LE

25th January 2022

Shephard calculates that Kosovo is obtaining 40 Puma LE reconnaissance UASs under the FMS programme.

Air Warfare

USAF orders Puma 3 AE and Raven UAS from AeroVironment

23rd July 2021

Aerovironment has delivered its Puma 3 AE systems to the USAF, while the delivery of its Raven systems is to follow later in the year.

Digital Battlespace

NATO procurement agency orders Puma 3 AE

7th April 2021

NATO Support and Procurement Agency places orders for AeroVironment hand-launched surveillance and reconnaissance drones.

Digital Battlespace

AeroVironment gains another FMS contract for Puma 3 AE

12th March 2021

An undisclosed FMS customer is expected to receive Puma 3 AE in April 2021.

Uncrewed Vehicles

AeroVironment receives FMS contract for Puma AE

5th April 2019

AeroVironment has received a $17.4 million contract to provide its Puma AE II small UAS, training and support to an allied nation, the company announced …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AeroVironment receives RQ-20B Puma AE II contract

12th November 2018

AeroVironment has received a $3.2 million contract to provide the RQ-20B Puma AE II UAS, training and support to an allied nation in the US …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Germany acquires Puma UAS

9th May 2018

The German Navy has acquired AeroVironment’s Puma UAS with Mantis i45 sensor, AeroVironment announced on 7 May. AeroVironment partnered with Germany's ESG to fulfill the …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AeroVironment demos Puma-Switchblade automated S2S

11th April 2018

AeroVironment has successful conducted the demonstration of a Puma-Switchblade automated sensor-to-shooter (S2S) capability from a US Navy Coastal Riverine Craft, the company announced on 9 …

Uncrewed Vehicles

AeroVironment expands Puma UAS family

3rd April 2018

AeroVironment has introduced a new version of its Puma UAS, the Puma 3 small UAS, at the AUSA Global Force Symposium 2018. The new UAS …

Military UAS - small

Puma 2 AE (Germany)

Programme Background The Germany navy had an urgent requirement for three UAS required for reconnaissance and identification in maritime operations. A platform was required that ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Puma 3 AE (Uzbekistan)

Programme Background Original FMS ContractOn 27 January 2022, the US DoD announced AeroVironment had been awarded an $8.54 million firm-fixed-price contract for an unknown quantity of ...

EO/IR systems

Mantis i45

AeroVironment’s Mantis i45 EO/IR gimbal sensor suite is designed for the AeroVironment Puma AE small UAS, providing it with additional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Puma 2 AE

The Puma 2 All Environment (AE), or RQ-20B in US nomenclature, is the second generation of AeroVironment's small UAS. The Puma 2 AE is sometimes called ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Puma 3 AE

The Puma 3 All Environment (AE), or RQ-20 in US nomenclature, is the third generation of AeroVironment's small UAS.  The UAS is designed for reconnaissance and ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Puma LE

The Puma Long Endurance (LE) is a mini UAS manufactured by AeroVironment. The UAS has AeroVironment’s Mantis i45 gimbaled payload featuring EO/IR cameras and an NVG-visible ...

EO/IR systems

Mantis i23

AeroVironment’s Mantis i23 is a lightweight, compact EO/IR gimbal sensor suite, designed for its fleet of RQ-11B Raven UAS. The Mantis i23 is water-resistant and ...