Army awards AeroVironment prototype agreement for LASSO

U.S. Army picks AV’s Switchblade 400 for new strike drone program

AeroVironment (AV) landed a U.S. Army prototype agreement on May 4 for its Switchblade 400 loitering munition under the Low-Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program. The LASSO award establishes Switchblade 400 as a key component of the Army’s loitering munition architecture, covering rapid development, delivery, and testing. “This award reflects the Army’s confidence not only […]

Army awards AV LASSO award, joining Textron, Uvision in prototyping competition

The company said in a release today that it will be providing its Switchblade 400 product, a portable, anti-armor loitering munition with medium range.

Army awards AeroVironment prototype agreement for LASSO

The Army has awarded AeroVironment a prototype agreement to develop and field its Switchblade 400 loitering munition as part of the Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program, the company announced today. Switchblade 400, a medium-range, portable loitering munition, is meant to fulfill the Army’s modernization priorities of rapidly deployable, precision-strike capabilities that can operate in contested environments, according to a…

U.S. Army Selects AV’s Switchblade 400 for LASSO Program

AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced that it has been awarded a prototype agreement from the U.S. Army for the Low-Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program to support the rapid development, delivery and testing of the Switchblade® 400 loitering munition. The award establishes Switchblade 400, AV’s medium-range, man-portable, anti-armor loitering munition, as a key component of the Army’s LASSO program, supporting

AeroVironment's Switchblade 400 selected as key component of U.S. Army's LASSO loitering munition program

The award establishes the Switchblade 400 as a key component of the Army’s LASSO program, supporting the service’s modernization priorities for rapidly deployable, precision strike capabilities in contested environments. Trace Stevenson, President of Autonomous Systems at AeroVironment, described the award as a reflection of the Army’s broader confidence in the company. “This award reflects the Army’s confidence not only in Switchblade 400, but …

U.S. Army Selects AV’s Switchblade® 400 for LASSO Program

AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced that it has been awarded a prototype agreement from the U.S. Army for the Low-Altitude Stalking and...