Benzinga | Oct 13, 2020 09:21AM EDT

AeroVironment Secures $8.4M Puma 3 AE Unmanned Aircraft Systems Foreign Military Sales Contract Award For US Ally

* Puma 3 All Environment (AE) unmanned aircraft system delivers immediate tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) in maritime and land operations

* Customer is among the 50 allied government forces relying on AeroVironment's innovative family of tactical unmanned aircraft systems (UAS); Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program promotes interoperability among U.S. and allied forces for joint operations

* Long-Range Tracking Antenna (LRTA) enables 60 kilometer range, and is now available in both M1/2/5 and M3/4/6 Digital Data Link (DDL) military operating bands

SIMI VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV), a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), today announced it secured a $8,371,332 firm-fixed-price U.S. Department of Defense FMS contract award on September 25, 2020 for Puma(tm) 3 AE tactical UAS, training and support to an allied nation. Delivery is anticipated by March 2021.