AV Expands Huntsville Facility to Accelerate Production of Next-Generation Freedom Eagle-1 Interceptor
Facility expansion positions AV to scale production, accelerate fielding, and provide cost-effective defense against mass aerial threats ARLINGTON, Va., May 26, 2026 – AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global defense technology leader, today announced an additional government investment of $20.2 million in AV’s Huntsville, Alabama facility to increase quantities of Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and accelerate future Full-Rate Production (FRP) of the Next-Generation Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System…

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