Aerovironment, inc. wins $12 million support contract from major middle eastern ally

Aerovironment, inc. announced a major middle eastern ally awarded the company a firm fixed-price contract valued at $11,999,992 on october 25, 2019 for logistics support, spares, and repair services in support of its existing fleet of aerovironment’s puma ae and raven b tactical uas. the contract award period of performance is two years. aerovironment’s raven system is designed for rapid deployment and high mobility for applications requiring low-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. with a wingspan of 4.5 feet and weighing 4.2 pounds, the hand-launched raven provides aerial observation, day or night, at line-of-sight range of at least 6.2 miles (10 kilometers). the raven’s stabilized gimbaled payload delivers real-time color or infrared imagery to ground control and remote viewing stations. the aerovironment puma ae is a fully man-portable unmanned aircraft system designed for land and maritime operations. the hand-launched puma ae has a wingspan of 9.2 feet, weighs 15 pounds and operates for up to 2.5 hours at line-of sight range of 20 kilometers with a standard antenna, and up to 60 kilometers with aerovironment’s long-range tracking antenna. capable of landing in water or on land, the all-environment puma, with its mantis i45 sensor suite, empowers the operator with extended flight time and a level of imaging capability never before available in the small uas class.
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