AeroVironment wins $14.6 million Army contract for VAPOR drone system

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Army Selects AV’s VAPOR® CLE for Medium Range Reconnaissance Program

April 20, 2026 8:26 AM EDT

 

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global defense technology leader, today announced it was awarded a $14.6 million production contract by the U.S. Army for the VAPOR® Compact Long Endurance (CLE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS), its all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) platform, under the Company-Level Directed Requirement (CoLvl DR) Small Uncrewed Aircraft System (SUAS), Tranche 2.

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