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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Founder | Paul B. MacCready Jr. |
| Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Revenue |  US$446 million (2022) |
 US$−10 million (2022) | |
| US$−4.2 million (2022) | |
| Total assets | US$914 million (2022) |
| Total equity | US$608 million (2022) |
Number of employees | 1,214 (2022) |
| Website | avinc |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
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.