AVAV — AeroVironment Inc
Industrials · Aerospace & Defense · Applied AI: industrial, defense & vertical
About AeroVironment Inc
AeroVironment, Inc. designs, develops, produces, delivers, and supports a portfolio of robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Autonomous Systems; and Space, Cyber and Directed Energy. The company provides uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), which include small and medium UAS, and kinesis command and control software; and counter-UAS and precision strike, a loitering munitions solution that deliver actionable intelligence and precision firepower modern warfighters, including precision strike, radio frequency and kinetic C-UAS, and electronic warfare systems. It also offers autonomy, AI, and platform technologies; unmanned maritime; uncrewed ground systems; and high-altitude pseudo-satellites. The company provides digital beamforming tec
Applied AI: industrial, defense & vertical
These companies apply AI and autonomy to specific real-world domains — industrials, defense, space, robotics and other verticals. The link to AI runs through software, sensors, autonomy and the data these systems generate and analyze. Many are earlier-stage or project-driven, so results can be lumpy and tied to government budgets, contract timing and execution. AeroVironment Inc is tracked in this sub-theme as a Aerospace & Defense name — see the full Applied AI: industrial, defense & vertical list.
Key data · delayed ~15 min, as of 8 July 2026
| Ticker | AVAV |
| Company | AeroVironment Inc |
| Price | $176.84 |
| Market cap | $8.7B |
| Sector / industry | Industrials / Aerospace & Defense |
| Performance | 1W +28.2% · 1M -7.6% · 1Y -26.5% |
| Analyst mean target | $259 (18 analysts, buy) |
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