'UNPRECEDENTED': CEO says drone warfare has ENTERED a new era

• AeroVironment has invested over a decade in AI-powered autonomous systems, fielding tens of thousands globally and training AI algorithms on military assets.
• The company offers a layered defense approach against drones, including RF jamming systems (Titan series), directed energy laser weapons (Locus system) capable of shooting down drones for under $10 a shot, and kinetic missiles (Freedom Eagle 1).
• AeroVironment is ramping up production, with some products seeing a 10x to 20x increase in manufacturing capacity, backed by a half-billion-dollar investment this year in R&D and capital expenditures.
• The CEO emphasizes the urgency for Congress to pass the defense budget to enable the Department of Defense to acquire these critical systems rapidly.

AeroVironment CEO Wahid Nawabi discusses the evolving landscape of drone warfare, highlighting the critical need for advanced autonomous and counter-drone systems. He details AeroVironment's significant investments in AI-powered defense technologies, including jamming systems, laser weapons, and new missiles, to meet the urgent demands of the U.S. military and its allies.